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The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; divination and social change.

Tricksters. --- africa. --- african culture. --- african religions. --- african studies. --- animality. --- ashanti. --- comparative religion. --- contemporary scholars. --- cosmology. --- dogon. --- ethnicity and religion. --- folk tales. --- folklore. --- fon. --- hermeneutics. --- humor. --- myth analysis. --- mythic irony. --- mythical contexts. --- mythological figures. --- mythology. --- personalized history. --- religious history. --- ritual transformation. --- sacred figures. --- sex. --- social change. --- social contexts. --- traditional society. --- tribal stories. --- trickster figure. --- west africa. --- yoruba.