Folklore figures of French and Creole Louisiana /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rabalais, Nathan J. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Folklore > Louisiana. Tales > Louisiana. Cajuns > Folklore. Creoles > Louisiana > Folklore. Louisiana > Social life and customs. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : origins and evolution of Louisiana's French and Creole folklore tradition
Lapin and other animal tricksters
The master thief, a human trickster
The many faces of Jean le Sot
Un sacré conte : anticlerical humor in Louisiana folklore
Bayou belles : the fairy tales of French and Creole Louisiana
Mystery, magic, and curses
Epilogue : contemporary uses of folklore figures.