On the material of a number of myths, folklore and literary texts of the Indo -European and Asian peoples in the book, the role of Trickster is considered. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of the tricster as a cultural hero when changing socio-cultural eras and worldview paradigms. The author approaches the tricster archetype from the unexpected side, showing the amazing significance of this image in traditional culture and in the human soul. The book is recommended primarily to students, graduate students, specialties to “Philosophy of Culture”, “Ethnopsychology”, “Religious Science”, but will also be interesting to all thinking readers interested in searching for the deep meaning of events and ideas.
Author
Gavrilov Dmitry Anatolyevich
Editor
Ermakov Stanislav Eduardovich
Publisher
Ganges, 2009
Genre
Classical and professional psychology
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