Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales

This volume examines East and Southeast Asian folktales unfamiliar to most Western audiences and highlights similarities to and differences from Western folktales. The discussion includes folktales from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, China, Japan, and Korea.

About the author

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.

Summary

This volume examines East and Southeast Asian folktales unfamiliar to most Western audiences and highlights similarities to and differences from Western folktales. The discussion includes folktales from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, China, Japan, and Korea.

Product details

• Authors: Allyssa McCabe
• Assisted by: Minjeong Kim (Editor), Allyssa McCabe (Editor), McCabe Allyssa (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781666912906
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-290-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethnic Studies, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Folklore, myths & legends, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural anthropology, Literature: history and criticism, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General