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Types of Japanese Folktales by Andrijana Cvetkovikj is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an overview and classification of Japanese folktales as studied and collected by Keigo Seki. It discusses the purpose, scope, terminology, structure, and sources of Japanese folktales. Seki analyzed folktales collected from oral traditions across Japan and sorted them into 18 categories with over 4,000 tales total. The categories include tales about the origins of animals, supernatural marriages, clever tricksters, foolish characters, and more. Seki
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- Andrijana Cvetkovikj
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- EN