Full Description
Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales is a multidisciplinary examination of folktales that are unfamiliar to Western audiences. Examining folktales from countries like Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, China, Japan, and Korea, the contributors consider various aspects: including identity issues, morals, collectivism, violence, scatological references, language socialization, representation of Buddhist values, emotional competence, as well as folktales' relationship to idioms and narrative structure. Highlighting differences and similarities between East and Southeast Asian and Western folktales, this volume promotes memorable understanding of East and Southeast Asian cultures and their oral traditions.
Contents
Chapter 1. Overview: Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales
Allyssa McCabe and MinJeong Kim
Folkloristic Perspective
Chapter 2. Folk and Fairy Tales as Expressions of Identity in Cross-cultural Communication
Juwen Zhang
Cultural Perspective
Chapter 3. Morals Take Precedence Over Resolution: An Exploration of Chinese Idiom Stories in Mandarin
Allyssa McCabe, Fangfang Zhang, and Chien-ju Chang
Chapter 4. Collectivism in Asian versus Western Folktales of (Extra)ordinary Companions
Juwen Zhang, Allyssa McCabe, MinJeong Kim, and Charlotte L. Wilinsky
Psychological Perspective
Chapter 5. A Developmental Perspective on Violence in Southeast Asian Folktales
Charlotte L. Wilinsky and Allyssa McCabe
Chapter 6. What You Hate Becomes Your Fate: Researcher Reflexivity in Encounters with
Southeast Asian Folktales
Allyssa McCabe and George Chigas
Educational Perspective
Chapter 7. Japanese Language Socialization through Folktales
Masahiko Minami
Chapter 8. Educational Implications of Buddhis
