Trick or Treat: God Edition
Holy Watermelon
English - October 24, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsReligion Religion & Spirituality catholicism atheist history belief atheism catholic agnostic holy holidays christian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Trickster gods are often depicted as malevolent, or as plucky antihero sidekicks (looking at you, Loki). Some are more benevolent, seeking to teach through the medium of struggle. Tricksters can lead even the pious off their course, sometimes to test their wills, or to teach them a better way to live. Join us as we explore the great tricksters of the old traditions.
Lewis Hyde calls them "Boundary-Crossers," and for good reason; these guys won't be controlled, if they have their way. These characters aren't quite the chaos monsters of the last episode, but chaos serves their ends well--or at least, the appearance of chaos....
We examine Momus, Loki, Kokopelli, Gwydion, Lugh, Sun Wukong the Money King, Eshu, and Anansi; and we tell a couple spider stories along the way.
All this and more...
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