JPN 032: Introduction to Japanese Folklore

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2012-13 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 2 hours

Catalog page 162

Prerequisites: none

Description: Focuses on narrative genres of myth, legend, and folktale, with additional attention paid to festivals, folk craft, belief systems, and the development of folklore studies (minzokugaku) as an academic discipline. Examines the relationship of folk- lore to ethnic and national identity.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with AST 032.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.