Editing Jackal (section)

==Folklore and literature==
Like [[fox]]es and coyotes, jackals are often depicted as clever sorcerers in the myths and legends of their regions. They are mentioned roughly 14 times in the [[Bible]]. It is frequently used as a literary device to illustrate desolation, loneliness, and abandonment, with reference to its habit of living in the ruins of former cities and other areas abandoned by humans. It is called "wild dog" in several translations of the Bible. In the [[King James Bible]], Isaiah 13:21 refers to 'doleful creatures', which some commentators suggest are either jackals or [[hyenas]].<ref>[http://classic.net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=JACKAL "Jackal"], classic.net.bible.org; accessed 26 February 2015.</ref>

In the Indian ''[[Panchatantra]]'' stories, the jackal is mentioned as wily and wise.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|page=189|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9788184752779|author=Roshen Dalal|date=18 April 2014 }}</ref> In Bengali tantrik tradition, they represent the goddess [[Kali]]. It is said she appears as jackals when meat is offered to her.

The [[Serer religion]] and [[Serer creation myth|creation myth]] posits jackals were among the first animals created by [[Roog (Serer deity)|Roog]], the supreme deity of the [[Serer people]].<ref>{{citation| author-link=Issa Laye Thiaw|last=Thiaw|first=Issa laye|url=http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_17308-1522-1-30.pdf?090827174112|title=Mythe de la création du monde selon les sages sereer|pages=45–50|work=Enracinement et Ouverture — "Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux"|publisher=[[Konrad Adenauer Stiftung]]|date=23–24 June 2009|language=fr|location=[[Dakar]]}}</ref>

In [[Nonviolent Communication]] (NVC) the Jackal is used to represent our inner judgmental voice. The Jackal represents our inner thoughts and stories about others and ourselves. [[Marshall Rosenberg]], the father of NVC, said that he came up with the metaphor of the Jackal when traveling in Europe and one of his workshop participants were complaining about her husband when Marshall asked "are you still dealing with that old jackal?". Since then he routinely used the Jackal to present the counterpart to the nonviolent giraffe in NVC.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://streetgiraffe.com/origin-story/ | title=Origin Story (Of Jackal/Giraffe) | date=24 May 2018 }}</ref>