The trickster has held a prominent place in the study of folklore, as much as it has been central to anthropological understandings of egalitarianism. In both, the trickster embodies an insoluble tension between the repressed, amoral desires of the individual and the moral demands of social life. This tension, so it goes, is visible in the ambiguity of the figure—a protean indeterminate being, neither good nor bad. Among the Ju|’hoansi of northeastern Namibia, the trickster is similarly ambiguous. The figure conveys not a clash of values, but rather the doubt and uncertainty people feel toward those with whom they share resources, or about different ways of sharing and how they might relate to one another. This article approaches such uncertainty through a focus on the mocking phrase “you’re a trickster” and the moral discourses that accompany it.

中文翻译：

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“你是个骗子”

骗子在民俗研究中占有突出地位，因为它一直是人类学对平等主义的理解的核心。在两者中，骗子都体现了个人被压抑的非道德欲望与社会生活的道德要求之间无法解决的紧张关系。如此一来，这种张力在人物的模棱两可中可见一斑——一个多变的不确定的存在，既不好也不坏。在纳米比亚东北部的Ju|'hoansi中，骗子也同样模棱两可。这个数字传达的不是价值观的冲突，而是人们对与他们共享资源的人或不同的共享方式以及他们如何相互联系的怀疑和不确定性。本文通过关注嘲讽的短语“你是个骗子”以及随之而来的道德话语来处理这种不确定性。