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Yanagita, Kunio (1875–1962)
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Kunio Yanagita is widely regarded as the founder of Japanese folklore studies or folkloristics. His influence transcended disciplinary boundaries and was felt in many other fields, including sociology and anthropology. Even today, he continues to be discussed, both inside and outside academic circles. Although little known outside East Asia, Yanagita is indisputably one of the intellectual giants of the modern world.
Title: Yanagita, Kunio (1875–1962)
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Kunio Yanagita is widely regarded as the founder of Japanese folklore studies or folkloristics.
His influence transcended disciplinary boundaries and was felt in many other fields, including sociology and anthropology.
Even today, he continues to be discussed, both inside and outside academic circles.
Although little known outside East Asia, Yanagita is indisputably one of the intellectual giants of the modern world.
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