Tricksters and Trancers
Author | : Mathias Guenther |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1999-11-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253213444 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253213440 |
Rating | : 4/5 (440 Downloads) |
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.