Asian Folklore Studies
from 2008 will change its name to
Asian Ethnology
In 2006 Professor Peter Knecht retired after twenty-six years as editor of Asian Folkore
ies, and a special double issue honoring his scholarly achievements was published in 20°^
Under new editorship from Volume 67 (2008), the name of the journal will change to
Ethnology. It will continue to be produced at Nanzan University through the Nanzan I nStl
tute for Religion and Culture. The editorial policy is as follow;
Asian Ethnology is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to deepen un
derstanding of the peoples and cultures of Asia in its entirety. We seek to facilitate
intellectual exchange between Asia and the rest of the world, and particularly wel
come submissions from scholars based in Asia. The journal presents
formal essays and analyses, research reports, and critical book re-
views relating to a wide range of topical categories, including: nar
ratives, performances, and other forms of cultural representation;
popular religious concepts; vernacular approaches to health and
healing; local knowledge; collective memory and uses of the past.
In 2008, the first issue of Asian Ethnology (Volume 67, no. 1) will include articles on
• Chanted Narratives of Indigenous Peoples of the Indian Subcontinent
• Hunting Traditions and the Asiatic Black Bear in the Upland Regions of Japan
Ritual Performers and Sacrificial Enactments in Tamil Nadu, South India
Vol. 67, no. 2 of Asian Ethnology will be a special issue guest-edited by Dr. Laurel Kend ^
the American Museum of Natural History on “The Sacred Life of Material Goods in
temporary Vietnam.”
For information regarding submissions or other queries, please contact the editors:
Benjamin Dorman
Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
dorman@ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp
Scott Schnell
The University of Iowa
scott- schnell@uiowa. edu
Asian Ethnology
... carrying on the tradition of Asian Folklore Studies