Keigo Seki
Japanese folklorist
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| Intro | Japanese folklorist | |
| Places | Japan | |
| was | Folklorist | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1899 | |
| Death | 1 January 1990 (aged 91 years) |
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Biography
Keigo Seki (関 敬吾, Seki Keigo, 1899–1990) was a Japanese folklorist. He was influenced by Yanagita Kunio but often came to different conclusions regarding the same folktales. Along with collecting and compiling folktales, Seki also arranged them into a series of categories.
Seki was a native of Nagasaki Prefecture and graduate of Toyo University.
Major works
- Nihon Mukashibanashi Shūsei (日本昔話集成, "Compilation of Japanese Folktales")