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Trickster Figures

Trickster Figures is a mythological archetype characterized by its subversive use of cunning, deception, and liminality to disrupt social norms, challenge authority, and mediate transformative change within narrative traditions.

81

Publications

4K

Citations

81

Authors

41

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Variants

Trickster Archetypes

Parents

Children

Publications

81

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Authors

81

  1. RD
    Robert D. Pelton

    3 publications · 156 citations

    3

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  2. PR
    Paul Radin

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 563 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. EB
    Ellen B. Basso

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 79 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. CV
    Christopher Vecsey

    Colgate University, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. RD
    Robert D. Benjamin

    STS International, United States

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

41

  1. Western University

    London, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  2. STS International

    Pleasanton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  4. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. Rhode Island College

    Providence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. Sewanee: The University of the South

    Sewanee, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 12 publications · 1.4K citations

    11

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  2. 4

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  3. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 4 publications · 204 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. American Ethnologist

    AE · 2 publications · 142 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. The Journal of Asian Studies

    JAS · 2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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