Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool – Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey – often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites – he created the earth and man, scrambled the stars and first brought fire . . . and death. Barry Lopez – National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for his bestselling masterwork Of Wolves and Men – has collected sixty-eight tales from forty-two tribes, and brings to life a timeless myth that abounds with sly wit, erotic adventure, and rueful wisdom.

Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool— Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey—often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites— he created the earth and man, scrambled the stars and first brought fire... and death. Barry Lopez— National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for his bestselling masterwork Of Wolves and Men— has collected 68 tales from 42 tribes, and brings to life a timeless myth that abounds with sly wit, erotic adventure and rueful wisdom.

This study in the relationship between religion and the comic focuses on the ways in which the latter fulfils a central function in the sacred understanding of reality of pre-modern cultures and the spiritual life of religious traditions. The central thesis is that figures such as tricksters, sacred clowns, and holy fools play an essential role in bridging the gap between the divine and the human by integrating the element of disequilibrium that results from the contact between incommensurable realities. This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural series of essays is devoted to spiritual, anthropological, and literary characters and phenomena that point to a deeper understanding of the various mythological, ceremonial, and mystical ways in which the fundamental ambiguity of existence is symbolized and acted out. Given its interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective, this volume will appeal to scholars from a variety of fields.

A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, A Broken Flute contains, from a Native perspective, 'living stories,' essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of 'children's books about Indians.' It's an indispensable volume for anyone interested in presenting honest materials by and about indigenous peoples to children.

Cultural Writing. NO BOTTOM informally tracks the life and letters of American icon and world-revered author Barry Lopez, whose literature of hope reminds readers "the way we take care of ourselves is by taking care of each other." This nonfiction book is a primer for newcomers to Lopez's work, a haven for aficionados and a baedeker for academicians. It includes an original interview and a provocative inquiry into Barry Lopez's six short story books. These portals provide grounding for new arrivals to Lopez's insatiable Trickster wit and yield reader-friendly end notes for academicians. "This book shows once again why many of us think of Barry Lopez as a national treasure"--Lewis Hyde, author of The Gift and Trickster Makes This World.

This scholarly close reading of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" considers the iconic poem through a four-part trickster framework: appetite, boundlessness, transformative power and a proclivity for setting and falling victim to tricks and traps. The book pursues various different narratives of the trickster Coyote and the historical and biographical contexts of "Howl" from a truly interdisciplinary perspective. This study seeks to contribute to the current literature on the poetry of the Beats and of Allen Ginsberg, specifically his "Howl," and the ways it continues to expand in meaning, depth and significance today.