The Trickster has a long history and a sizable mythic presence in many cultures, and a great deal of information about The Trickster's many faces and talents can be found on-line.
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Trickster Coyote |
And there's the adventures of Trickster Rabbit and his modern incarnation Bugs Bunny; and the Coyote (and His Anus) and his own modern counterpart Wile E. Coyote. Meanwhile, Coyote Zen mixes Native American trickster mythology and "crazy wisdom" Zen.
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Nasreddin Hodja |
Delightful are the many stories of the holy fool Nasreddin Hodja. Read his Curriculum Vitae on-line.
A cross-cultural helping of tricksters would include (among many others) Maui, Mamo the Fool, Exu: The Divine Messenger, Legba, Trickster Tarantula, Raven (who steals the light), Tyl Ulenspiegel (and his bondage-oriented descendents), Txeemsim, Eshu-Elegbara, Glooscap, and Ananse.
The Christian tradition has its Symeon, the Holy Fool and The Feast of Fools, and modern day pagans can invoke the trickster gods in curious rites. Tricksters and frauds in the religion racket are covered also on our Great God Hoax page. Our Theory page explores the characteristics of the Trickster from various perspectives.