Trickster

biotechnology. Some researchers such as Paul Knoepfler define or view it as the stepping stone to medicinal advancement and discoveries such as the area of cancer, neural diseases, and as well as beauty. Others such as Maureen Condic define it as a trickster in such a way that it incurs a placebo…

Orunmila, regarded as Olorun’s deputy, is the “Yoruba god of divination and oracles” (25).Ogun, Soyinka’s favourite god, is the god of war, poetry and hunters. He is the patron deity of all who use metal in their work. Eshu is the messengerand trickster god who is feared for his potential for causing harm. Oko is the god of agriculture. “Shango is the god of thunder and lightning” (Larsen 27). Yoruba people also worship numerous forest deities like Oro, Aroni, and Erinle.Not only these gods but…

Khin Pont Pont Kyaw Professor Fernado Orejuela Folklore F101 13 June 2015 Mini-Ethnography 2: Interpreting Folklore 1) Section One: Biographical Sketch In my mini-ethnography project, I interviewed two informants from two different South East Asian countries. Htaik Khamom is a 20-year-old college student and she looks like any typical Asian woman. She is very skinny, tall, and has light color skin. She currently lives in Bloomington. She came to United States a couple of years back and still…

Christopher Columbus’s letters about his voyage to the “New world”. - Anglo (New England) settlers’ books, sermons, journals, narratives, and poetry Native American / American Indian oral literature / oral tradition creation stories（起源神话） trickster tales（恶作剧者传奇） rituals / ceremonies（典仪） songs / chants（曲词） Anglo Settlers’ Writings Highly religious and pragmatic - John Smith, founder of Jamestown, Virginia; Pocahontas - John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity”: “… We…

Avalon is associated with Glastonbury Tor, which some legends say was once a magic island surrounded by water. Morgan is one of the three queens that takes King Arthur’s body to Avalon to heal. As a witch and healer, she is said to know the power of both healing and poisonous herbs. In Avalon, She presided over nine priestess’s who were prophetesses and healers. Avalon is known to have been an oracular center. Some believe that Avalon was a Druidic college for priestesses of women’s mysteries.…

1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? Upton Sinclair “muckrake” for social reform, by reporting the horrible conditions women, men, and children were working in, he dedicated himself to uncovering the ill conditions of the meat industries. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? Sinclair wrote “The Jungle” which opened the public eyes…