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    The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
    Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition
    Saint Francis: Nature Mystic: The Derivation and Significance of the Nature Stories in the Franciscan Legend
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    Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions Series

    By David Kinsley, Edward A. Armstrong, Robert D. Pelton and Stephan Beyer

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    This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of California Press
    Release dateNov 10, 2023
    The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
    Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition
    Saint Francis: Nature Mystic: The Derivation and Significance of the Nature Stories in the Franciscan Legend

    Titles in the series (3)

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      Saint Francis: Nature Mystic: The Derivation and Significance of the Nature Stories in the Franciscan Legend
      Saint Francis: Nature Mystic: The Derivation and Significance of the Nature Stories in the Franciscan Legend

      Saint Francis: Nature Mystic: The Derivation and Significance of the Nature Stories in the Franciscan Legend

      Edward A. Armstrong
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      This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

      This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

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      The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
      The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight

      The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight

      Robert D. Pelton
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      The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; divination and social change. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980. The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way th

      The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; divination and social change. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980. The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way th

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      Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition
      Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition

      Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition

      David Kinsley
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      Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute—Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.

      Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute—Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.

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    David Kinsley

    David Kinsley is Professor of Religion at McMaster University, Canada. He is the author of Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition (California, 1985), and The Sword and the Flute: Kali and Krisna, Dark Visions of the Terrible and Sublime in Hindu Mythology (California, 1975).

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