I think I have mentioned before, but I'm in a course called TransAtlantic Voodoo this semester. A trickster spirit has been mentioned before but in the book we're reading now, the description is just perfect:
"The divine trickster, ruler of the crossroads, controlled access to the spirit world and served as messenger between human beings and the other deities; he also governed chance and could be persuaded to alter a person's fate"
From the Book Spiritual Merchants: religion, magic, and commerce" by Carolyn Morrow Long
I just thought the connection with a more modern culture/religion was interesting and thought I would share.
TransAtlantic Voodoo + Trickster Themes in Greek and Latin Literature = a future doctor with a very interesting academic background! And one who will outwit many diseases in her time, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteGoodness I hope so! :-)
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