Asian Folklore Studies

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Articles in October 1997 issue of Asian Folklore Studies

• Explorations in Philippine Folklore. (book reviews)
  by Retherford, Robert
• Beru Dayang: the concept of female spirits and the movement of fertility in Karo Batak culture. (Sumatra)
  by Goes, Beatriz van der
• Where the Roads Met: East and West in the Silk Production Process (17th to 19th Century). (book reviews)
  by Daniels, Christian
• Dewi Sri in village garb: fertility, myth, and ritual in Northeast Java.
  by Heringa, Rens
• Zwischen Himmel und Erde. Riten und Brauchtum in Nordwestchina. (book reviews)
  by Flitsch, Mariele
• A princess from Sunda: some aspects of Nyai Roro Kidul.
  by Wessing, Robert
• Getting Married in Korea: Of Gender, Morality, and Modernity. (book reviews)
  by Seiichi, Matsumoto
• Kanjeng Ratu Kindul: the second divine spouse of the sultans of Ngayogyakarta. (Javanese mythological queen)
  by Resink, G.J.
• Kankoku minzoku e no shotai. (book reviews)
  by Michiko, Fukumoto
• Tara and Nyai Lara Kidul: images of the divine feminine in Java.
  by Jordaan, Roy E.
• Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier. (book reviews)
  by Korom, Frank J.
• The Beginning of Heaven and Earth: The Sacred Book of Japan's Hidden Christians. (book reviews)
  by Nosco, Peter
• Sandhang-pangan for the goddess: offerings to Sang Hyan Bathari Durga and Nyai Lara Kidul. (Hindu-Javanese goddess)
  by Brakel, Clara
• Irrigation and State Formation in Hunza: The Anthropology of a Hydraulic Kingdom. (includes author's response) (book reviews)
  by Frembgen, Jurgen Wasim
• Die Mythen des alten Japan. (book reviews)
  by Taryo, Obayashi
• Offerings to Durga and Pretiwi in Bali. (goddesses)
  by Brinkgreve, Francine
• The Cilappatrikaram of Ilanko Atikal: An Epic of South India. (book reviews)
  by Handoo, Jawaharlal
• Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends. (book reviews)
  by Komatsu, Kazuhiko
• The goddess Durga in the East-Javanese period.
  by Santiko, Hariani
• Devi: Goddesses of India. (book reviews)
  by Johnston, Sharilee M.
• The Gods Come Dancing: A Study of the Japanese Ritual Dance of Yamabushi Kagura. (book reviews)
  by Nygren, Christina
• Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales. (book reviews)
  by Wessing, Robert
• On Printed Matter and Beyond: Media, Orality and Literacy. (book reviews)
  by Thitathan-Nathalang, Sirapon