EDITORIAL.(Editorial)

In April 1996, the International Society for Narrative Research (ISNR) met in Beijing. It was the second time that the Society's regular congress was held outside of Europe or North America. I remember how surprised I was when a European colleague told me that some European members had refused to accept the invitation of the Chinese folklore scholars because they felt that the congress was primarily concerned with European matters and that they need not go beyond the boundaries of Europe.

Despite the absence of some European members, the meeting in Beijing turned out to be a success, ...

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