Asian Folklore Studies articles from April 2001

Asian Folklore Studies archives from April 2001

EDITORIAL.(Editorial)
April 1, 2001... In April 1996, the International Society for Narrative Research (ISNR) met in Beijing. It was the second time that the Society's regular congress was held outside of Europe or North America. I remember how surprised I was when a European...

A Proverb Poem by Refiki.
April 1, 2001... THE OTTOMAN PROVERB POEM translated here is a slightly shortened version of the eighteenth or nineteenth century original, published in Dehri Dilcin, Edebiyattmizda Atasozleri (Proverbs in our literature) (Klisecilik ve Matbaacilik T.A.S.,...

Myths of the Czech Gypsies.
April 1, 2001... Abstract In this article two Gypsy myths that are recorded in a manuscript by Rudolf Daniel are introduced and described. These two myths are significant because they indicate that some of the oldest Gypsy traditions on record were long...

The Names and Identities of the Boramey Spirits Possessing Cambodian Mediums.
April 1, 2001... Abstract Powerful spirits called boramey possess mediums in Cambodia. In this article the procedures used in the attribution and recognition of boramey names is described, and a typology of these spirits is offered based on their identity...

Chindonya Today: Japanese Street Performers in Commercial Advertising.
April 1, 2001... Abstract The chindonya are companies of street musicians engaged primarily in advertising for shops, stores, cabarets, and pachinko (pinball game) parlors. Their development is closely linked to the economic and cultural development of...

The Emergence of Kaidan-shu: The Collection of Tales of the Strange and Mysterious in the Edo Period.
April 1, 2001... Abstract Kaidan arc taics of the strange and mysterious, supernatural storics often depicting the horrific and gruesome. Many contemporary Japanese regard stories of the kaidan genre as frightening ghost stories. Written Stories that fit...

A Description of Jiangjing (Telling Scriptures) Services in Jingjiang, China.
April 1, 2001... Abstract Jiangjing (telling scriptures) is a local style of oral prosimetric narrative performed in ritual contexts in the area of Jingjiang on the north bank of the Yangzi River in Jiangsu Province, China. The style is a local expression...

In Memoriam: Nelly Naumann.
April 1, 2001... December 20, 1922-September 29, 2000 PROFESSOR NELLY NAUMANN died after a brief but serious illness in her homeland, Baden, Germany, on 29 September 2000. [1] With her death, an extraordinary scholar passed away in the midst of her work....

International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore.(Review)
April 1, 2001... DUNDES, ALAN, Editor. International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore. Lanham MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1999. xiii + 255 pages. Suggestions for further reading, index. Cloth US$85.00; ISBN...

Homer's Traditional Art.(Review)
April 1, 2001... FOLEY, JOHN MILES. Homer's Traditional Art. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999. xviii + 363 pages. Appendices, bibliography, index, and index locorum. Cloth US$48.50; ISBN 0-271-01870-4. Readers of Foley's...

Narrative Performances: A Study of Modern Greek Storytelling.(Review)
April 1, 2001... GEORGAKOPOULOU, ALEXANDRA. Narrative Performances: A Study of Modern Greek Storytelling. Pragmatics and Beyond, New Series 46. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997. xvii + 282 pages. Tables, appendices of samples, references,...

Vladimir Propp and the Universal Folktale: Recommissioning an Old Paradigm--Story as Initiation.(Review)
April 1, 2001... GILET, PETER. Vladimir Propp and the Universal Folktale: Recommissioning an Old Paradigm--Story as Initiation. Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature, volume 17. Bern: Peter Lang, 1998. 170 pages. Bibliography. Cloth FR. 58.00;...

The Spirit of Tsugaru: Blind Musicians, Tsugaru-jamisen, and the Folk Music of Northern Japan.(Review)
April 1, 2001... GROEMER, GERALD. The Spirit of Tsugaru: Blind Musicians, Tsugaru-jamisen, and the Folk Music of Northern Japan. With the Autobiography of Takahashi Chikuzan. Detroit Studies in Musicology/Studies in Music, No. 24. Warren MI: Harmonie Park...

The Postwar Developments of Japanese Studies in the United States.
April 1, 2001... HARDACRE, HELEN, Editor. The Postwar Developments of Japanese Studies in the United States. Brill's Japanese Studies Library, vol. 8. Leiden: Brill, 1998. xxviii + 423 pages. Bibliographies, index. Cloth $112.00; ISBN 90-04-10981-1. If...

Gastar, Generaler och Gackande Gudinnor. Resande teatersallskap, religiosa festivaler och populara nojen i dagens Japan och Kina.(Review)
April 1, 2001... NYGREN, CHRISTINA. Gastar, Generaler och Gackande Gudinnor. Resande teatersallskap, religiosa festivaler och populara nojen i dagens Japan och Kina (Ghosts, Generals, and Gorgeous Goddesses: Travelling theaters, religious festivals, and popular...

Onarigami. Die heilige Frau in Okinawa.(Review)
April 1, 2001... WACKER, MONIKA. Onarigami. Die heilige Frau in Okinawa. Europaische Hochschulschriften, Reihe 19/B, Volkskunde/Ethnologie, Abt. B. Band 55. Frankfurt/M: Peter Lang GmbH, 2000. 230 pages. Tables, bibliography. Paper DM 79.00. ISBN 3-631-36061-4....

China's Living Houses: Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation.(Review)
April 1, 2001... KNAPP, RONALD G. China's Living Houses: Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1999. xi + 185 pages. Numerous illustrations, bibliography, index. Cloth US$62.00; ISBN 0-8248-1998-5. Paper...

Lunan Yizu mizhijie yishige yiliao, Lunan Yiwen guji congshu & Yizu Sani jisici yiliao, Shilin Yiwen gudian congshu.(Review)
April 1, 2001... LUNAN YIZU ZIZHIXIAN MINZU ZONGJIAO SHIWUJU [CHINESE CHARACTERS NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] Editors. Lunan Yizu mizhijie yishige yiliao, Lunan Yiwen guji congshu [CHINESE CHARACTERS NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] [Lunan Yi nationality mizhi festival...

Sjuzhety olongkho o zashchitnikah plemeni.(Review)
April 1, 2001... EMELJANOV, NIKOLAJ V. Sjuzhety olongkho o zashchitnikah plemeni [Plots of olongkho about guardians of the tribe]. Novosibirsk: Nauka, 2000. 190 pages. No price. N. V. Emelijanov took upon himself the preparation of a classification of...

La quete en epouse. Mamiminbin, une epopee palawan chantee par Masinu.(Review)
April 1, 2001... REVEL, NICOLE, Editor, and MASINU INTARAY, Performer. La quete en epouse. Mamiminbin, une epopee palawan chantee par Masinu [The Quest for a Wife. Mamiminbin, a Palawan Epic Sung by Masinu]. Collection UNESCO d'oeuvres representatives....

Oldest Brother's Story: Tales of the Pwo Karen.(Review)
April 1, 2001... HINTON, ELIZABETH. Oldest Brother's Story: Tales of the Pwo Karen. Photographs by Peter Hinton. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 2000. v + 89 pages. 34 photographs. Paper US$14.95; ISBN 974-7100-91-6.(Distributed by University of...

The Folk-tales of Burma: An Introduction.(Review)
April 1, 2001... ABBOT, GERRY and MIN THANT HAN. The Folk-tales of Burma: An Introduction. Handbuch der Orientalistik, Dritte Abteilung: Sudostasien; Band 11. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2000. xiv + 392 pages. Illustrations, bibliography, ethnological notes, index....

Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in Austronesian Ethnography.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Fox, JAMES J. and CLIFFORD SATHER, Editors. Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in Austronesian Ethnography. Canberra: The Australian National University, Department of Anthropology, 1996. viii + 336 pages. Maps, tables, index. Paper...

Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts.(Review)
April 1, 2001... MASKARINEC, GREGORY G. Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts. Harvard Oriental Series, vol. 55. Cambridge MA: The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University Press, 1998. xii + 695 pages. Bibliography, indices of titles and subjects in...

Ethnomedical Lore of the Paharias: Applied Ethnomedicine of the Paharias of Santhal Parganas-Bihar.(Review)
April 1, 2001... VARGHESE, EARAPLACKAL and PETER PAUL HEMBROM. Ethnomedical Lore of the Paharias: Applied Ethnomedicine of the Paharias of Santhal Parganas-Bihar. Mumbai: Centre for Human Ecology, 2000. 232 pages. Illustrations, bibliography, index to local...

The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning.(Review)
April 1, 2001... YASSIF, ELI. The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning. Folklore Studies in Translation. Translated by Jacqueline S. Teitelbaum. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. xvii + 560 pages. Bibliographic references, index. Cloth US$59.95;...