Anthropological and psychological analysis by Radin Kereny and Jung of the voraciously uninhibited episodes of the Winnebego Trickster cycle.
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.,." a fascinating excursion into one of the more curious byways of the mind.... The Trickster should interest many besides professional anthropologists and psychologists."-Times [London] Literary Supplement
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Anthropological and psychological analysis by Radin Kereny and Jung of the voraciously uninhibited episodes of the Winnebego Trickster cycle.
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Coyote on the couch,
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Although occasionally dry, the connection between myth and psych is touched on here - distinguishing this material from more conventional anthologies of Coyote/Trickster legends. I might suggest the more readable Joseph Campbell, and indeed there's a bit of a connection between the two writers, and Carl Jung.There's new material here, even if a little too intellectual for some. Some of the legends were new to me, and the valuable tidbits made it worth wading through. Jung's contribution is unique. In summary: It's a slower read, but worth the effort.
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The Ancient Roots of Wile E. Coyote,
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This is a venerable book first having been published in 1956. Its continuing ready availability over sixty years later speaks to its importance in the field of mythology. Radin contributes the majority of the essays that make up the book and incorporates additional perspectives by Kerenyyi , Jung, and Stanley Diamond. Included are in depth studies of the Winnebago Trickster and Hare Cycles as well as summaries of the Assiniboine and Tlingit Trickster myths. The picture that emerges of the Native American expression of this pervasive archetype is comprehensive, deeply researched, and yet very accessible. It will be of value to students of cultural anthropology, as well as those of comparative religion and psychology. In addition, however, and more unexpectedly it's also an interesting and entertaining read for the layperson. Be forewarned though - no mention of the road runner is to be found.
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The trickster at about as strange as it can get,
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Broken Film: Poems
Raul Radin's The Trickster presents one of the more refreshingling un-filtered American Indian story cycles. Given its age the language does tend to be a bit creaky and the pacing can be a bit slow for modern tastes. But very few readers will fail to have at least one or two well worn scales ripped from their eyes by shocks to either narrative expectation or standard decorum as they work their way through this amazingly fertile and amusing myth. It is best to treat the tellings in this volume as transcripts, and then to replay them in your imagination to amplify the humor and humanity that are sketched out in the linear renderings. There is great stuff here when you replay it in the windmills of your mind.
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1. Trickster cohabits with woman before war party. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Horn, American Indian, New York, Medicine Rite, North America, Sam Blowsnake, Bureau of American Ethnology, Finally Hare, Winnebago Hero Cycles, Central Algonquian, Winnebago Wakdjunkaga New!
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Red Horn, American Indian, New York, Medicine Rite, North America, Sam Blowsnake, Bureau of American Ethnology, Finally Hare, Winnebago Hero Cycles, Central Algonquian, Winnebago Wakdjunkaga New!
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