Asian Folklore Studies articles from September 2000

Asian Folklore Studies archives from September 2000

Toothless Ancestors, Felicitous Descendants: The Rite of Secondary Burial in South Taiwan.
September 1, 2000... Abstract This paper attempts to do two things: first, it describes the secondary burial as it is performed in south Taiwan; and second, it analyzes the symbolism of the rite. Although often mentioned by anthropologists in their writing on...

KaaLiyaaTTam: The Life History of a Performer and the Development of a Performing Art.
September 1, 2000... Abstract KaaLiyaaTTam is a ritual dance performed in the guise of KaaLi, a popular female deity worshiped in Tamil Nadu and in other parts of India. The aim of this article is to explore the relationship between the performing art...

Elegiac Chhand and Duba in Charani Lore.
September 1, 2000... JHAVERCHAND MEGHANI [+] Abstract Saurashtra is a peninsula in western central India. (Long 68e-73e, Lat 20n-24n). Geer forest, in the southern part of Saurashtra, is the home of the Asiatic lion. Charan is a community of bards and...

The Bone Motif and Lambs in the Turkish Folktale "The Reed Door".
September 1, 2000... Abstract The Aarne-Thompson Tale Type 123, "The Wolf and the Kids," is present in Turkish folklore in a number of variants. This study examines an oral version of the tale in which the plot diverges from other variants. In the tale, the...

The Lapidary Sky Over Japan.(sun-hiding myth)(Critical Essay)
September 1, 2000... Abstract The Japanese sun-hiding myth implies that the early Japanese believed the sky was made of stone. Gravel-beds at Shinto temples might have been physical manifestations of the belief. Comparative studies show that such a belief was...

Traditional Law of the Ede.
September 1, 2000... Abstract The traditional law of the Ede in Vietnam is valuable in a number of ways: it provides insights into the ethnic society and culture of the Ede; it illustrates the original cultural heritage of the Ede; and it preserves folk...

Thirty Korku Dancing Songs.(central India)
September 1, 2000... STEPHEN FUCHS [+] Abstract Ethnically and linguistically the Korku belong to the Munda, although they live far away from any other Munda group. Some of the Korku groups have been strongly influenced by their Hindu environment while...

OBITUARIES.(Obituary)
September 1, 2000... Stephen Fuchs SVD (1908-2000) Founder of the Institute of Indian Culture DR. STEPHEN FUCHS SVD, well-known among anthropologists, folklorists, and other social scientists, passed away peacefully on 17 January 2000 at St. Gabriel,...

Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism Volume 26: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of World Authors from Classical Antiquity through the Fourteenth Century, from the First Appraisals to Current Evaluations.(Review)
September 1, 2000... CROOK, AMY K, JELENA O. KRSTOVIC, DANIEL G. MAROWSKI, Editors. Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism Volume 26: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of World Authors from Classical Antiquity through the Fourteenth Century, from the First...

Twisted Wisdom: Modern Anti-Proverbs.(Review)
September 1, 2000... MIEDER, WOLFGANG, and ANNA TOTHNE LITOVKINA. Twisted Wisdom: Modern Anti-Proverbs. Supplement Series of Proverbium, Volume 4. Burlington: University of Vermont, 1999. 254 pages. Illustrations, bibliography. Paper US$10. In the Marx...

The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu.(Review)
September 1, 2000... SEN SOSHITSU XV. The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu Translated by V. Dixon Morris. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1998. xvii + 229 pages. Illustrations, color plates, bibliography, index. Cloth US$45.00;...

The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship.(Review)
September 1, 2000... SMYERS, KAREN A. The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1998. ix + 271 pages. Illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. Paper US$27.95; ISBN...

The Eternal Storyteller: Oral Literature in Modern China.(Review)
September 1, 2000... BORDAHL, VIBEKE, Editor. The Eternal Storyteller: Oral Literature in Modern China. Nordic institute of Asian Studies, Studies in Asian Topics vol. 24. Richmond: Curzon, 998. xiv + 368 pages. Illustrations, bibliography. In August 1996, a...

The Art of Parody: Maxine Hong Kingston's Use of Chinese Sources.(Review)
September 1, 2000... GAO YAN. The Art of Parody: Maxine Hong Kingston's Use of Chinese Sources. Many Voices, Ethnic Literatures of the Americas, vol. 2. Bern: Peter Lang, 1996. x + 178 pages. Illustrations, bibliography, index. Paper SFR 41.00; ISBN 0-8204-3043-9....

Mountain Patterns: The Survival of Nuosu Culture in China.(Review)
September 1, 2000... HARRELL, STEVEN, BAMO QUBUMO, and MA ERZI. Mountain Patterns: The Survival of Nuosu Culture in China. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2000. viii + 64 pages. Color plates, b/w photographs. Paper US$20.00; ISBN 0-295-97937-2. ...

The Aspiration and Standards of Taoist Priests in the Early T'ang Period.(Review)
September 1, 2000... REITER, FLORIAN. The Aspiration and Standards of Taoist Priests in the Early T'ang Period. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1998. 241 pages. ISBN 3-447-04086-6. This book, which provides a concrete and detailed description of the practical life...

A Tower for the Summer Heat.(Review)
September 1, 2000... Li YU. A Tower for the Summer Heat. Translations from the Asian Classics. Translation with a new preface by Patrick Hanan. Columbia University Press: New York, 1998. xi + 258 pages. Cloth US$39.50 (international price US$45.00); ISBN...

Biographies of Florenese Musical Instruments and Their Collectors.(Review)
September 1, 2000... BOS, PAULA R. Biographies of Florenese Musical Instruments and Their Collectors. Bulletin of the Royal Tropical Institute 347. Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute, 1999. 95 pages. Map, b/w photographs, line drawings, bibliography, appendices....

Charred Lullabies: Chapters in an Anthropography of Violence.(Review)
September 1, 2000... DANIEL, VALENTINE E. Charred Lullabies: Chapters in an Anthropography of Violence. Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. xii + 252 pages. Maps, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index....

Textualising the Siri Epic & The Siri Epic as Performed by Gopala Naika.(Review)
September 1, 2000... HONKO, LAURI. Textualising the Siri Epic. FF Communications No. 264 Helsinki Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1998. 695 pages. Hardcover FIM 300; ISBN 951-41-0812-4. Paper FIM 275; ISBN 951-41-0813-2. HONKO, LAURI in collaboration with CHINNAPPA...

Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India.(Review)
September 1, 2000... RAMANUJAN, A. K. A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. xv + 270 pages. Glossary, bibliography, list of tellers and collectors, list of tales. Cloth US$48.00; ISBN 0-520-20398-4. Paper...

Tarane wa taranesaryi dar Iran (Songs and Song Writing in Iran).(Review)
September 1, 2000... PANAHI SEMNANI, MUHAMMAD AHMAD. Tarane wa taranesaryi dar Iran (Songs and Song Writing in Iran). Tehran: Soroush Press, 1998. 572 pages. Glossary, index, bibliography, music notations. Paper Rial 19,000; ISBN 964-435-101. (In Persian) ...

Afsanche-ye dari (Dari tales).(Review)
September 1, 2000... RAHMANI, ROWSHAN, compiler. Afsanche-ye dari (Dan tales). Tehran: Soroush Press, 1998. Second edition. 616 pages. Glossary, annotations. Paper Rial 17,000. ISBN 964-435-294-7. (In Persian) This book is a rich collection of ninety Dari tales...

Tamsil wa Masal.(Review)
September 1, 2000... VAKILIAN, AHMAD, Editor. Tamsil wa Masal (Proverbs and their stories). Second volume. Treasury of Persian Folklore Series. No. 15. Tehran: Soroush Press, 1996. Third edition. 230 pages. Illustrations, indexes, bibliography. Paper Rial 6,900....

In Memory of Wang Xiaotang (1918-2000).(Obituary)
September 1, 2000... Do not imagine the Chinese storyteller as an old peasant woman who sits down in the evening at bedtime.... That would be far off the mark. We are speaking about an artist who may become a celebrity and attract admirers from all walks of...