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Title details for Trickster Tales of Southeastern Native Americans by Terry L. Norton - Available

Trickster Tales of Southeastern Native Americans

by Terry L. Norton
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An agent of chaos and deceit, the trickster has been a favorite character spanning thousands of years and multiple peoples. From legends belonging to Native Americans such as the Creek, Natchez, Seminole and Catawba, to tales borrowed from Africa and Europe, this work discusses 73 trickster tales. Beginning with Creek tales, this book continues with a blend of Native American and African American folktales, organized according to the indigenous people who told them. These stories include the American Southeast's most notorious trickster, Rabbit; his gullible victims such as Alligator, Wildcat and Wolf; and other tricksters such as Buzzard, Pig, Possum and more.
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Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

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  • Release date: May 26, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781476649399
  • Release date: May 26, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781476649399
  • File size: 5185 KB
  • Release date: May 26, 2023
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Fiction Literary Anthologies

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An agent of chaos and deceit, the trickster has been a favorite character spanning thousands of years and multiple peoples. From legends belonging to Native Americans such as the Creek, Natchez, Seminole and Catawba, to tales borrowed from Africa and Europe, this work discusses 73 trickster tales. Beginning with Creek tales, this book continues with a blend of Native American and African American folktales, organized according to the indigenous people who told them. These stories include the American Southeast's most notorious trickster, Rabbit; his gullible victims such as Alligator, Wildcat and Wolf; and other tricksters such as Buzzard, Pig, Possum and more.
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Fiction Literary Anthologies