The Contemporary Significance of "School Ghost Stories" as Observed from Children’s Encounters with "Yōkai Spirits
山口県立大学学術情報 Volume 11
Page 103-110
published_at 2018-02-28
Title
｢妖怪｣との出会いからみる｢学校の怪談｣の現代的意味
The Contemporary Significance of "School Ghost Stories" as Observed from Children’s Encounters with "Yōkai Spirits
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
学校の怪談
非日常性
子ども
遊び
School Ghost Stories
Extraordinariness
Children
Play
By analyzing the different ways in which children encounter "yōkai spirits", the purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between "yōkai spirits" and children, and also to consider the significance to children of "school ghost stories". Previous research into folklore has explained contemporary "school ghost stories" as residual "folk sensations" handed down from pre-modern times. This study attempts to reveal the contemporary significance of "school ghost stories", and the results of the survey show clearly that modern children categorize "school ghost stories" as an aspect of play.
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
山口県立大学
Date Issued
2018-02-28
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
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[ISSN]2189-4825