Kumiko Mukaida
Biographic Data
| ID | 8835720 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kumiko Mukaida |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kumiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Mukaida |
| SIGNATURE | MUKAIDA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University of Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4029-7342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Contrasting the narrative structure of Japanese folktales and Grimms’ fairy tales
The narrative structure of Japanese and Western European folktales were compared. Using a folktale popularity index, 21 Brothers Grimm fairy tales and 19 Japanese folktales were selected for analysis. One shared pattern and three culture-specific patterns were predicted and observed. A “moral lesson” pattern of rewarding good and punishing evil appeared in both samples. A “hero’s adventurous journey with happy ending” pattern appeared only in the…
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Contrasting the narrative structure of Japanese folktales and Grimms’ fairy tales
The narrative structure of Japanese and Western European folktales were compared. Using a folktale popularity index, 21 Brothers Grimm fairy tales and 19 Japanese folktales were selected for analysis. One shared pattern and three culture-specific patterns were predicted and observed. A “moral lesson” pattern of rewarding good and punishing evil appeared in both samples. A “hero’s adventurous journey with happy ending” pattern appeared only in the…
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 work) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (1 work) · Japanese culture (1 work) · Japanese History and Culture (1 work) · Japanese literature (1 work) · Narrative (1 work) · Narrative structure (1 work) · Popularity (1 work)