A Comparative Study of the Oral Literature of the Han People and EthnicMinorities in China

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22520378
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
Research Institution	Kyoto Gakuen University
Principal Investigator	TEZUKA Keiko 京都学園大学, 人間文化学部, 教授 (60263183)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	文化人類学 / 口承文芸 / 中国文学 / 壮族 / 語り物 / 漢族 / 漢字系文字 / 少数民族
Research Abstract	This study examines cultural diversity and uniformity in the People’s Republic of China by analyzing the relevance of various versions of “Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai,” a type of oral literature widely enjoyed by the Chinese. Specimens of this type of literature were collected through document research and fieldwork in Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region in China. The specimens include those in the Han language that originated with the Han people and ethnic minorities, and those in ethnic languages that originated with ethnic minorities.