A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of folk heroes, both
fictional and historical, from the earliest times to the present,
taken from societies throughout the world as they exist in
folktales, folksongs, customs, speech, and other folklore genres.
From Paul Bunyan to Stagolee, from Queen Mab to the Tooth Fairy,
every culture has created folk heroes. But as often as not, these
"heroes of the people" accomplish their goals with methods that are
anything but heroic-like the American liar hero Davy Crockett, or
Galloping Jones, the Australian drinker and bank robber. Then
there's the Irishman Finn Mac Cumhal, whose heroism, like that of
Rip Van Winkle, was based on oversleeping. In this new collection,
readers will enjoy a wildly colorful parade of nearly 400 thieves,
tricksters, simpletons, and dragon slayers from around the world.
Despite appearances, these "heroes" perform a crucial social
function: they allow us to question what is right and what is
wrong, to challenge what is legal and what is illegal, to deal with
who has power and who does not, and to manage the contradictions
and conflicts inherent in all cultures. Spotlights 366 folk heroes,
from old acquaintances like Bluebeard and Casey Jones to new
friends like Bunuwas and Chokanamma Includes 51
illustrations-paintings, drawings, and photographs A timeline
documents the earliest known appearance of each hero A general
index combined with indexes by heroic type and by country/culture
make research easy
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