Description:
Founded in 1942 in Beijing as Folklore
Studies, the journal was renamed Asian Folklore Studies
in 1963 in order to highlight its close relationship to
Asian cultures. It is a semi-annual journal published
by the Anthropological Institute of Nanzan University
in Nagoya, Japan. The journal publishes contributions
on any topic related to folklore, yet a special effort
is made to include research by Asian scholars and folklorists
related to Asian cultures. Occasional special issues are
dedicated to a particular culture or geographic area,
but individual contributions may cover such topics as
oral tradition, folk tales and folk religion, and material
culture. The journal features articles or firsthand source
material, and also contains book reviews and news about
events related to the field of folklore.