Living Sideways: Tricksters in American Indian Oral Traditions

by Franchot Ballinger

Book Overview

Native American tricksters can be buffoons, transformers, social critics, teachers, and mediators between human beings, nature, and the gods. A vibrant part of American Indian tradition, the trickster has shown a remarkable ability to adapt into the twenty-first century. In Living Sideways, Franchot Ballinger provides the first full-length study of the diverse roles and dimensions of North American Indian tricksters. While honoring their diversity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806137967
• ISBN13: 9780806137964
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.4"