American Indian Trickster Tales
(Myths and Legends) by Richard
Erdoes
Amazing Book
The authors of the magnificent American Indian Myths and Legends have
once again combined their talents as eminent anthropologist and master
storyteller/artist to produce a rich and ribald sequel featuring the myriad
tricksters of Southwestern and other Native American oral traditions. From
the rascally and irascible Coyote, master thief and insatiable lover of the
Southwest, to Iktomi, the shapeshifting Lakota spiderman; from Veeho, the
Cheyenne daredevil, to Glooscap of the Passamaquoddy; here in one
volume are over one hundred tales from sixty tribes, many recorded from
living storytellers. American Indian Trickster Tales--with over 150 lively and
characteristic illustrations--can be read aloud and enjoyed by readers of
every age, and will entrance folklorists, anthropologists, lovers of Native
American literature, and fans of both Joseph Campbell and the Brothers
Grimm.

Personal Review: American Indian Trickster Tales (Myths and
Legends) by Richard Erdoes
North American Indian literature apparently stands alone in its willingness
to publicly integrate the profane into the oral storytelling tradition. These
stories--some already familiar to me through my former readings in
American Indian mythology, most new--are captivating and clever. They
are notable purely as art literature, apparently serving no etiologic purpose.
If you enjoy these stories, take a look at the Winnebago trickster cycle as
narrated in Paul Radin's "The Trickster." Radin's wacky character, by way
of his X-rated adventures, ends up establishing much of the Winnebago
cosmos.
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