{"product_id":"living-sideways-tricksters-in-american-indian-oral-traditions-paperback","title":"Living Sideways: Tricksters in American Indian Oral Traditions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranchot Ballinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative 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 \u003cem\u003eLiving Sideways\u003c\/em\u003e, Franchot Ballinger provides the first full-length study of the diverse roles and dimensions of North American Indian tricksters. While honoring their diversity and complexity, he challenges stereotypical Euro-American treatments of tricksters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing from the most influential scholarship on Native American tricksters, Ballinger shows how many critics have failed to consider both the specifics of trickster stories and their cultural contexts. Each chapter concentrates on a particular aspect of the trickster theme, such as the trickster's ambiguous personality, the variety of trickster roles, and the trickster's role as social critic. Ballinger further considers issues of sex, gender, and humor, the use of trickster tales as instructions on social values and community control, and the trickster as an emblem of modern Indian survival.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving Sideways\u003c\/em\u003e also includes illustrative trickster stories at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive bibliography, and discussion of the literary aspects of tricksters. Examining both the sacred power of tricksters and the stories as literature, \u003cem\u003eLiving Sideways\u003c\/em\u003e is the most thorough book to date on Native American tricksters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.4 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131105251463,"sku":"9780806137964","price":39.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/59ec8e83861b694eea65f0a393ee0eac.webp?v=1732616376","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/living-sideways-tricksters-in-american-indian-oral-traditions-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}