Philippine Folk Tales

Philippine Folk Tales

Philippine Folk TalesFrom time to time since the American occupation of the Islands, Philippine folk-tales have appeared...
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Author: Cole, Mabel Cook,1880-1978?
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Language: English
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Philippine Folk Tales

Philippine Folk Tales

$17.25 $8.62

Philippine Folk Tales

$17.25 $8.62
Author: Cole, Mabel Cook,1880-1978?
Format: eBook
Language: English

Philippine Folk Tales

From time to time since the American occupation of the Islands, Philippine folk-tales have appeared in scientific publications, but never, so far as the writer is aware, has there been an attempt to offer to the general public a comprehensive popular collection of this material. It is my earnest hope that this collection of tales will give those who are interested opportunity to learn something of the magic, superstitions, and weird customs of the Filipinos, and to feel the charm of their wonder-world as it is pictured by these dark-skinned inhabitants of our Island possessions. In company with my husband, who was engaged in ethnological work for the Field Museum of Natural History, it was my good fortune to spend four years among the wild tribes of the Philippines, During this time we frequently heard these stories, either related by the people in their homes and around the camp fires or chanted by the pagan priests in communion with the spirits. The tales are now published in this little volume, with the addition of a few folk-legends that have appeared in the Journal of American Folk-Lore and in scientific publications, here retold with some additions made by native story-tellers. I have endeavored to select typical tales from tribes widely separated and varying in culture from savagery to a rather high degree of development. The stories [vi]are therefore divided into five groups, as follows: Tinguian, Igorot, the Wild Tribes of Mindanao, Moro, and Christian, ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 12814
Author: Cole, Mabel Cook
Release Date: Jul 4, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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