{"product_id":"tricksters-fernan-vargas-9798196251160","title":"Tricksters: Tales of Mischief, Magic and Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003eTricksters: Tales of Mischief, Magic and Myth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat do a laughing god, a shape-shifting raven, a rebellious monkey king, and a spider spinning stories across the world have in common? They are all tricksters-the sacred rule-breakers who challenge authority, expose hypocrisy, disrupt order, and force humanity to confront uncomfortable truths. In this fascinating exploration of myth and folklore, Isaac Poe journeys through the world's most powerful trickster traditions to uncover why these chaotic figures appear in nearly every culture on Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the cunning schemes of Loki and the boundary-crossing wisdom of Hermes to the world-shaping mischief of Coyote, Anansi, and Sun Wukong, this book examines how tricksters blur the line between creator and destroyer, hero and villain, fool and prophet. Through mythology, psychology, religion, and cultural history, Poe reveals how tricksters serve as mirrors of human nature itself-embodying rebellion, transformation, humor, survival, and dangerous freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart mythology study, part cultural analysis, and part psychological journey, \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Chaos of Tricksters\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers why these unpredictable figures continue to thrive in religion, folklore, literature, politics, and modern popular culture. Wherever societies create rules, the trickster emerges to challenge them-and the trickster never truly dies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernan Vargas,Isaac Poe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196251160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Fernan Vargas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801501282559,"sku":"9798196251160","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tricksters-fernan-vargas-9798196251160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}