一、作为方法的比较近年来，采用“比较民俗学”①或“比较民俗研究”的名称展开的研究活动开始兴盛起来。以筑波大学历史·人类学系民俗学研究室为基干的筑波大学比较民俗研究会，作为国立大学中教育研究活动的一环，出版了机关刊物《比较民俗研究》，取得了很多成绩。创刊于 I. Comparison as a Method In recent years, research activities started under the name of “comparative folklore” or “comparative folklore research” have begun to flourish. The Comparative Folklore Research Society at the University of Tsukuba, which is based on the Folklore Research Center of the Department of History and Anthropology at the University of Tsukuba, has published a number of achievements in its compilation of Comparative Folklore Studies as part of its educational activities at the National University. Started in