ASIAN 
FOLKLORE 
STUDIES 
A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION 
OF SCHOLARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INVOLVING 
THE PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ASIA 
SELECTED TOPICS FROM VOLUME LXV, 2006 
• Subversive Mythologies in Suharto-Era Indonesia 
• Folklore, Nativism, and Nostalgia in Meiji Japan 
and a Special Section on Animals in Folklore, including 
• Preaching the Animal Realm in Medieval Japan 
• Animals as Symbolic Markers of Place and Tradition in Indonesia 
plus articles on 
• The Qeej within the Mong-American Community 
• Fictionalized Ethnography of Meiji Japan 
In 2007 Asian Folklore Studies is proud to be publishing a special double 
issue honoring its former editor, Peter Knecht. The guest editors for the 
issue are Clark Chilson (University of Pittsburg) and Scott Schnell (Unh 
versity of Iowa). 
Address all enquiries to: Subscription rates for two issues/year: 
Asian Folklore Studies Institutions US$40.00 
Nanzan University Individuals US$22.00 
18 Yamazato-cho, Showa-ku 
Nagoya, 466-8673 Japan 
e-mail: nuai@ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp 
Asian Folklore Studies is an open access journal. 
http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/afs/afsMain.htm