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Trickster (other)
In mythology and folklore, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, human hero or anthropomorphic animal who plays pranks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behaviour. Trickster may also refer to: In music * Trickster (musician), eclectic Austrian musician * Trickster (album), ''Trickster'' (album), 1998 album by Kidneythieves * ''Trickster'', 2014 album by Sky-Hi * Trickster (EP), ''Trickster'' (EP), a 2022 EP by Oneus * Trickster (song), "Trickster" (song), 2008 single by Japanese singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki * "Trickster", a song by We Are Scientists from the 2002 album ''Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)'' * "The Trickster", a song by Radiohead from the EP ''My Iron Lung (EP), My Iron Lung'' In video games * ''Trickster Online'', a free, 2D isometric MMORPG * Trickster, a style used by Dante in the third and fourth installments of the ''Devil May Cry'' series * The Trickster, also known as the Woodsie Lord, the main antagonist in ''Thief: The Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trickster
In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior. Mythology Tricksters, as archetypal characters, appear in the myths of many different cultures. Lewis Hyde describes the trickster as a "boundary-crosser".Hyde, Lewis. ''Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art''. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. The trickster crosses and often breaks both physical and societal rules: Tricksters "violate principles of social and natural order, playfully disrupting normal life and then re-establishing it on a new basis." Often, this bending or breaking of rules takes the form of tricks or thievery. Tricksters can be cunning or foolish or both. The trickster openly questions, disrupts or mocks authority. Many cultures have tales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
