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Disarmed by Drama Methodology

Emelie Höglund Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

The Prince’s Wings: Possible Origin of the Tale Type and Its Early Chinese Variants

Aglaia Starostina Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

The article aims to clarify the relations between the early versions of tale type ATU 575. Examining the range of Chinese accounts concerning various wooden birds, the author concludes that two groups can be distinguished. The first consists of st…

The Ecological Insight of the Bunga’ Lalang Rice Farming Tradition in Luwu Society, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Magfirah Thayyib Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

The ecological insights of local farming traditions have the potential to be adapted to modern agricultural practices. The article presents an exploration of the ecological insights of the bunga’ lalang rice farming tradition in the Luwu society, South…

“Kox Kwai Kauv Kox Kwai”: Ecopoetic Symbolisation in Pgaz K’Nyau Oral Poetry

Ignasi Ribó Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

This article presents the transcription, translation, and annotation of an original performance of hta, a traditional form of oral poetry in Sgaw, the language of the Pgaz K’Nyau (Karen) people of northern Thailand. This performance was recorded d…

Death by Poisoning: Cautionary Narratives and Inter-Ethnic Accusations in Contemporary Sikkim

Kikee Doma Bhutia Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

The Sikkimese are a multi-ethnic community in a Himalayan sub-region in India. Even though the majority of the population is Hindu and Nepalese, the minority Buddhist and Bhutia/Lepcha communities are very strong. Death by poisoning is a common occurre…

Of Barrenness and Witchcraft: The Songs of the Legi Women’s Association

Imomotimi Armstrong Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

Witchcraft and barrenness are two critical issues that African women have had to grapple with since precolonial times. Therefore, the focus of attention in this paper is the songs of the Legi voluntary association among the Ịjọ of Nigeria’s oil-rich Ni…

The Sealed Grave and Burial Rituals in the Context of Revenants in Ukrainian Belief

Alina Oleksandrivna Oprelianska Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

The article sets the goal of describing the Ukrainian ritual of the sealed grave and its relation to revenants, or the unquiet dead, based both on the author’s fieldwork and ethnographic collections of the turn of the 20th century. The meaning of …

The Deaf Heritage Collective: Collaboration with Critical Intent

Kirsti Jamieson Published: 2021-06-01 Categories: English

The paper reflects upon the Deaf Heritage Collective, a collaborative project led by Edinburgh Napier University’s Design for Heritage team and Heriot Watt’s Centre for Translation And Interpreting Studies. The project aimed to advance discussion aroun…