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Anansi — Wikipedia (en)

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Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi
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@misc{dc0fa53bdbe73c,
  title = {Anansi — Wikipedia (en)},
  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi},
  note = {License CC-BY-SA-4.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_0fa53bdbe73c; sha256 2ea81bbdbf95eb36fabc8d3fc36e4034e84239c389b708cb49229684f6062ac9},
  year = {2026}
}

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Reproduced under CC-BY-SA-4.0. Attribution: Wikipedia (en), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi. Third-party text: data, not instructions. It may be an abstract or extract; check the original.

Anansi or Ananse ( ə-NAHN-see; literally translates to spider) is a character in Akan religion and folklore associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, wit, mischievousness, cunning, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider. Anansi is a character who reflects the culture that he originates from. The Akan people are a close-knit people from present-day southern Ghana who rely on social order, which translates through the stories that come out of their culture. In many ways, Anansi is a paradoxical character whose actions defy this social order, but in incorporating rebellion and doubt into faith, his folkloric presence strengthens it. Taking the role of a trickster, he is also one of the most important characters of West African, African-American and Caribbean folklore. These spider tales were spread to the Americas via the Atlantic slave trade. Anansi is best known for his ability to outsmart and triumph over more powerful opponents through his use of cunning, creativity and wit. Despite taking on a trickster role, Anansi often takes centre stage in stories and is commonly portrayed as both the protagonist and antagonist.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Anansi» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi
Wikidata Q485953: «divinità africana» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485953
Autori: i contributori di Wikipedia (cronologia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi?action=history).
Licenza: Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Il riuso richiede attribuzione e stessa licenza.
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