Yanagita Kunio and the Folklore Movement The Search for Japan's National Character and Distinctiveness

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Synopsis

Yanagita Kunio almost singlehandedly initiated the serious study of folklore in Japan. Even modern Japanese folklorists who may disagree with his approach or his methods must take his body of work as a point of departure for their own. This book, first published in 1990, puts Yanagita’s career within a historical framework and context, full of detail about Japanese political and literary trends which influenced or were influenced by the folklore scholarship of Yanagita.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Library Editions: Folklore
Author:
Ronald A. Morse
ISBN:
9781317549208
Related ISBNs:
9781315730516, 9781138844278, 9781138845688
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
238
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-10-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
Ronald A. Morse 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies