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Patrick Harpur | Unpacking The Paranormal, Our Daimonic Reality, Myth, & Alchemy
Trickster Gods and the Demonization of Humor
The trickster archetype is analyzed through figures like Bugs Bunny, Hermes, Loki, and Krishna. Harper argues that monotheistic and scientific cultures have lost the ability to appreciate the "sublime and ridiculous" nature of these entities. He posits that Christianity demonized the trickster, turning the cunning deceiver into the Devil and creating a rigid, humorless worldview that lacks psychological fluidity.