The main courses and research directions of Japanese folklore specialty

Folklore is a subject that studies national beliefs, customs, oral literature, traditional culture and ways of thinking to clarify the significance of the development and changes of these folk customs. Folk customs are closely related to all kinds of life phenomena around us. All the details about human activities can be taken as the research object of folklore. It also contains and conveys important cultural information. "Main courses and research directions"

Folklore is a true reflection of people's life forms. The basic necessities of life, the connotation and form of educational happiness, and the recording and formation of thoughts, behaviors, rituals and activities are the topics of folklore discussion. Such established habits and customs are not only the promotion and satisfaction of people's lives, but also the indispensable spiritual pillar of national survival. Therefore, the cognition and elaboration of folklore.

Folklore research involves more and more fields with the development of time. Today, in some countries, it has extended to all social life and cultural fields. The research objects mainly include: myths, legends, folk stories, fairy tales, folk songs, family system, weddings, funerals, superstitions, folk dances, folk music, folk religion, Buddhism, Taoism, monsters, divination, folk art, folk diet, folk costumes, folk architecture and so on.

The main courses are: history, geography, sociology, psychology, folklore, literature, philosophy, religion, ethnology, dialect, architecture, archaeology and so on.

"training objectives"

Folklore majors mainly teach all kinds of knowledge related to folklore, and explore the traditional culture, beliefs, customs, thinking patterns and other issues of the nation. Cultivate professionals with rich folklore knowledge and literacy, and train talents for government agencies, enterprises, social organizations, non-profit organizations and other fields; Through extensive study of folklore, he has a high degree of theoretical knowledge and problem-solving ability, and cultivates high-level research talents for the development of national culture, art, beliefs and habits.

"Learning adaptability"

This major is a liberal arts major and requires Japanese level 1. Suitable for students majoring in Japanese, geography or sociology who have a certain Japanese foundation.

This major needs a professional knowledge base such as geography, history and sociology. As a research condition. If other science and engineering majors have undergraduate majors and want to transfer to this major at the postgraduate level, students need to have a second degree in this major, or minor in this major, or have relevant work experience in this major and have studied this major by themselves; In addition, if there is no such condition, it is suggested to change to a major related to this major and the original undergraduate major of the students. Most students apply for monks (or doctors).

"future development"

After graduating from folklore, students can be active in education, retail, tourism, logistics, network, news, international cooperation institutions, consulting, civil servants and other fields. Of course, teaching and research in folklore in universities and scientific research institutions, research in minority areas and management of various folk resources are the main employment prospects of this major.

"Recommended institutions"

. University of Tsukuba (College)? Humanities and Social Sciences Research Section? Specializing in history and anthropology (folklore course)

. Tenri university? Literature department? Historical culture? Archaeology/folklore major

. Kumamoto University? Literature department? Comprehensive human science? Folk custom specialty

. Chengcheng University? Folklore institute

The above is an introduction to the main courses of Japanese folklore, hoping to help students who are interested in studying in Japan.