Asian Folklore Studies articles from April 2006

Asian Folklore Studies archives from April 2006

On the wings of a bird: folklore, nativism, and nostalgia in Meiji letters.
April 1, 2006... Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. His nesting places--the activities that are intimately associated with boredom--are already extinct in the cities and are declining in the...

Pipit Rochijat's subversive mythologies: the Suharto era and beyond.
April 1, 2006... The contents of [Baratayuda di Negeri Antah Berantah], on the whole, can be regarded as a "plesetan" [pun] on various parts of the Baratayuda tales. What it does is not merely invite us to laugh, but rather it tends to reflect the...

Homo narrans in East Java: regional myths and local concerns.
April 1, 2006... IN THIS article (1) I explore the interrelation between regional mythologies and local concerns about spirit phenomena, with a special focus on the myths surrounding the Goddess or Queen of the Southern Ocean, Nyai Roro Kidul, (2) which are...

Symbolism of hairstyles in Korea and Japan.
April 1, 2006... THIS PAPER seeks to examine and describe women's hairstyle changes in Korea and Japan, which belong to the same cultural zone of East Asia, from ancient to early modern times. These countries are in a monsoon zone, they were originally...

Walther Heissig (5 December 1913-5 September 2005): in memoriam.(Obituary)
April 1, 2006... THE EMINENT scholar of Central Asian studies, Walther Heissig, passed away peacefully at his home at Rheinbollen after a fulfilled life at the age of 91 years and 9 months. Born and raised in Vienna, Heissig felt a deep inclination toward...

Correction.(Correction notice)
April 1, 2006... RE: Monika Wacker's Review Article Research on Buddhist Nuns in Japan, Past and Present (Asian Folklore Studies Volume LXIV-2: 287-98, 2005) [We received the following text from Professor Barbara Ruch, and we print it in its original form]...

Uther, Hans-Jorg. The Types of International Folktales: A Classification and Bibliography, Based on the System of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson.(The Types of International Folktales: A Classification and Bibliography: Animal Tales, Tales of Magic, Religious Tales, and Realistic Tales, vol. 1)(The Types of International Folktales: A Classification and Bibliography: Tales of the Stupid Ogre, Anecdotes and Jokes, and Formula Tales, vol. 2)(The Types of International Folktales: A Classification and Bibliography: Appendices, vol. 3)(Book review)
April 1, 2006... UTHER, HANS-JORG. The Types of International Folktales: A Classification and Bibliography, Based on the System of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Part I: Animal Tales, Tales of Magic, Religious Tales, and Realistic Tales, with an Introduction....

Bestor, Theodore C. Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World.
April 1, 2006... BESTOR, THEODORE C. Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. A Philipp E. Lilienthal Book. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. xxviii + 411 pages. Maps, illustrations, tables, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index....

Hahn Moo-Sook, And So Flows History.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... HAHN MOO-SOOK, And So Flows History. Translated by Young-Key Kim-Renaud. Hawai'i Studies on Korea. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005. xv + 282 pages. Illustrations, glossary. Paper US$20.00; ISBN 0-8248-2908-5. Hardcover US$50.00;...

Park, Chan E. Voices from the Straw Mat: Toward an Ethnography of Korean Story Singing.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... PARK, CHAN E. Voices from the Straw Mat: Toward an Ethnography of Korean Story Singing. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2003. xii + 339 pages. Illustrations, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. Hardcover US$44.00; ISBN 0-8248-2511-X....

Harrell, Stevan, Editor. Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... HARRELL, STEVAN, Editor. Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China. Studies on China, 26. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. xi + 321 pages. Tables, maps, figures, index. Paper US$22.00; ISBN 0-520-21989-9. From 19 to 24...

Huang Qiang [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], Se Yin [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]. Samanjiao tushuo [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII].(Book review)
April 1, 2006... HUANG QIANG [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], SE YIN [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] Samanjiao tushuo [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] [Illustrated shamanism]. Series: Minzu wenhua congshu [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] 2. Beijing: Minzu...

Limusishiden, Jugui and Kevin Stuart, Editors. Huzhu Mongghul Folklore: Texts and Translations.(Huzhu Mongghul Texts: Chileb 1983-1996 Selections, 2 vols.)(Book review)
April 1, 2006... LIMUSISHIDEN, JUGUI and KEVIN STUART, Editors. Huzhu Mongghul Folklore: Texts and Translations. Languages of the World/Text Library 03. Munich: Lincom Europa, 1998. 264 pages. Maps, photographs, tables, bibliography, index. Paper 85.40 [euro];...

Taube, Erika. Volksmarchen der Mongolen. Aus dem Mongolischen, Russischen und Chinesischen ubersetzt und herausgegeben.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... TAUBE, ERIKA. Volksmarchen der Mongolen. Aus dem Mongolischen, Russischen und Chinesischen ubersetzt und herausgegeben. Munchen: Biblion Verlag, 2004. 500 pages. Bibliography, commentary, glossary. Paper, 22,80 [euro]; ISBN 3-932331-47-8. (In...

Weinshtein, Sew'jan I. Geheimnisvolles Tuwa. Expeditionen in das Herz Asiens.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... WEINSHTEIN, SEW'JAN I. Geheimnisvolles Tuwa. Expeditionen in das Herz Asiens. Oststeinbek: Alouette Verlag, 2005. 264 pages. Map, illustrations, bibliography, with DVD. Hardcover 39.90 [euro]. ISBN 3-924324-11-5. (In German) It is probably...

Brewer, Carolyn. Shamanism, Catholicism and Gender Relations in Colonial Philippines, 1521-1685.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... BREWER, CAROLYN. Shamanism, Catholicism and Gender Relations in Colonial Philippines, 1521-1685. (Women and Gender in the Early World) Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2004. xxix + 240 pages. Map, illustrations, tables, glossary of terms,...

Adelaar, K. Alexander (with assistance of Pak Vitus Kaslem). Salako or Badamea: Sketch Grammar, Texts and Lexicon of a Kanayatn Dialect in West Borneo.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... ADELAAR, K. ALEXANDER (with assistance of Pak Vitus Kaslem). Salako or Badamea: Sketch Grammar, Texts and Lexicon of a Kanayatn Dialect in West Borneo. (Frankfurter Forschungen zu Sudostasien 2). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2005. viii + 328...

Rosaldo, Renato, Editor. Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia: Nation and Belonging in the Hinterlands.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... ROSALDO, RENATO, Editor. Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia: Nation and Belonging in the Hinterlands. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003.x + 228 pages. Map, index. Cloth US$60.00/39.95 [pounds sterling]; ISBN...

Frenz, A. and K. K. Marar. Wall Paintings in North Kerala/India: 1000 Years of Temple Art.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... FRENZ, A. and K. K. MARAR. Wall Paintings in North Kerala/India: 1000 Years of Temple Art. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2004. 208 pages, color illustrations. Hardcover US$75.00/45.00 [pounds sterling]; ISBN 3-89790-208-7. The book...

Schwartz, Susan L. Rasa: Performing the Divine in India.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... SCHWARTZ, SUSAN L. Rasa: Performing the Divine in India. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004. xv + 118 pages. Photos, glossary, bibliography, index. Hardbound US$59.50/38.50 [pounds sterling]; ISBN 0-231-13144-5. Paper US$22.50/15.00...