ASIAN ETHNOLOGY Volume 52 (1)
AE / Volumes Asian Folklore Studies 52 (1)
This volume contains 28 articles.
Foreword Sowayan, Saad A.
The* Sāfah* as a Narrative Genre Ingham, Bruce
Heartbeat: Conventionality and Originality in Najdi Poetry Kurpershoek, Marcel
Debate in the Improvised-Sung Poetry of the Palestinians Sbait, Dirghām H.
The Agricultural Marker Stars in Yemeni Folklore Varisco, Daniel Martin
Bengali Folk Rhymes: An Introduction Shahed, Syed Mohammad
Banana Republics and V. I. Degrees: Rethinking Indian Folklore in a Postcolonial World Narayan, Kirin
Obituary: Mamitua Saber (1922-1992) Ma, Delia Coronel
Review of: Alan Dundes and Carl R. Pagter, *Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing: Still More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire* Mayer, David R.
Review of: Ruth-Inge Heinze and others, *Shamans in the 20th Century* Yamashita Kinichi
Review of: Werner Mezger, *Narrenided und Fastnachtsbrauch: Studien zum Fortleben des Mittelalters in der europäischen Festkultur* Schwedt, Herbert
Review of: Marilyn F. Nefsky, *Stone Houses and Iron Bridges: Tradition and the Place of Women in Contemporary Japan* Neuss-Kaneko, Margret
Review of: Hartmut 0.Rotermund,* Hōsōgami ou la petite vérole aisément: Matériaux pour l’étude des épidémies dans le Japon des XVIIIe, XIXe siècles* Grapard, Allan G.
Review of: Can Xue, *Old Floating Cloud: Two Novellas* Bauer, Daniel J.
Review of: Yen Ping-Chiu, *Chinese Demon Tales: Meanings and Parallels in Oral Tradition* Fyler, Jennifer L.
Review of: Norbert R. Adami, *Religion und Schamanismus der Ainu auf Sachalin: Ein Beitrag zur histo-rischen Völkerkunde Ostasiens* Spevakovsky, Alexandre
Review of: Roberte Hamayon, *La chasse à l'âme: Esquisse d'une théorie du chamanisme sibérien* Knecht, Peter
Review of: Alf Hiltebeitel, *The Cult of Draupadī 2: On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess* Podgorski, Frank R.
Review of: Paula Richman, *Many Rāmāyanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia* Shahed, Syed Mohammad
Review of: Deborah A. Soifer, *The Myths of Narasimha and Vāmana: Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective* Flick, Jr., Hugh M.