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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.
Allyssa McCabe is professor emerita of psychology at University of Massachusetts Lowell.MinJeong Kim is associate professor in the School of Education at University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Chapter 1. Overview: Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian FolktalesAllyssa McCabe and MinJeong KimFolkloristic PerspectiveChapter 2. Folk and Fairy Tales as Expressions of Identity in Cross-cultural CommunicationJuwen ZhangCultural PerspectiveChapter 3. Morals Take Precedence Over Resolution: An Exploration of Chinese Idiom Stories in MandarinAllyssa McCabe, Fangfang Zhang, and Chien-ju ChangChapter 4. Collectivism in Asian versus Western Folktales of (Extra)ordinary CompanionsJuwen Zhang, Allyssa McCabe, MinJeong Kim, and Charlotte L. WilinskyPsychological PerspectiveChapter 5. A Developmental Perspective on Violence in Southeast Asian Folktales Charlotte L. Wilinsky and Allyssa McCabeChapter 6. What You Hate Becomes Your Fate: Researcher Reflexivity in Encounters with Southeast Asian FolktalesAllyssa McCabe and George ChigasEducational PerspectiveChapter 7. Japanese Language Socialization through FolktalesMasahiko MinamiChapter 8. Educational Implications of Buddhis
What a revealing volume! Folktales are the perfect window, not only into the values and educational mindset of Asia but into the many differences between Asian cultures. Informative, stimulating, and accessible, this is a must-read for anyone interested in culture and its transmission.