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Yoruba Trickster TalesAuthor(s): Oyekan Owomoyela\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803286115, 978-0803286115\nSynopsis\nYoruba Trickster Tales come out of the tradition of evening storytelling, a popular form of entertainment in traditional African societies. A favorite genre among these folktales is the trickster tale, variations of which are found in many cultures around the world. Among the Yoruba of West Africa (mostly in western Nigeria but also in neighboring Bnin), the trickster character is jp, the tortoise. The repertory of tales about him is seemingly [url] this volume Oyekan Owomoyela offers a representative gathering of twenty-three Yoruba trickster tales. jp is notable for his strikingly human habits, abilities, weaknesses, moods, and disposition. We discover different aspects of jp in these tales, including his vanity and resourcefulness, his appetites and playfulness, and his.