Tricksters and Trancers

Tricksters and Trancers
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-13 : 0253213444
ISBN-10 : 9780253213440
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)
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Book Synopsis Tricksters and Trancers by : Mathias Guenther

Download or read book Tricksters and Trancers written by Mathias Guenther and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . a first-rate piece of scholarship . . . an invaluable summary and commentary on the multilingual literature on [Bushman] people." —Choice The trickster and trance dancer are the guides through Bushman (or San) religion, a world of ambiguity and contradiction, and of enchantment. The two figures, who in Bushman belief are symbolically equivalent and mystically linked, embody these antistructural traits.


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