Parabola

Parabola 26:3

The Fool

, ISBN Pb 26:3 / 978Pb 26:3, Parabola

"A Fool’s History of Human Civilization" by Joy Thompson - Or, a history of Everyman

"Falling and Rising in Love" by Rama Devagupta - The story of Laila and Majnu

"At Home in the Land of the Little Green Waiting-Maid " by Nan Runde - A look at the youngest brother in fairy tales

"Holy Folly" by Philip Zaleski - One who turns the world’s values upside down

"Another Kind of Hero" by Frederick Franck - The true tale of Tyl Ulenspiegel

"Taigu Ryokan: The Great Fool" by Larry Smith - A radical Zen poet

"Percivale and the Grail" by Anna-Marie Ferguson - "An innocence that bestows knowledge"

"A Fool’s Hope" by Shanti Fader - In J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth

"Poet and Clairvoyant" by Enid Welsford - Voices of inspiration

"Fooling the Monsters, Fooling Themselves" by Joseph Bruchac - Delights of Trickster, once again

"A Well-done Deed Brings Sweetness" From The Dhammapada - A cautionary note

"A Child of Providence" by Gary Eberle - Shakespeare’s beloved fools

"What Kind of Errand?" by Ptolemy Tompkins - Eccentricities of a shaman

"The Alchemy of the Teapot" by J. L. Walker - The simpleton’s worth in the way of Tea

"Zero in the Tarot" by MJ Stone - The round of meaning in the cards

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Viddhi! Kooshm‹ndam" / Hindu - translated by
Reade Wood
"How Tyl Ulenspiegl Got His Name" / Flemish - retold by
Paul Jordan-Smith
"Too Heavy" / Persian - retold by Alice Geer Kelsey
"Solutions" / Jewish (Chelm) - retold by Josepha Sherman
"One God or Many Gods?" / Hindu - retold by D. K. M. Kartha

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Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary

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