A Handbook of Philippine FolkloreThe voluminous book provides a range of international theories and methodologies in analytical folklore investigations, and a classification scheme based on genre is offered as the system of taxonomy for Philippine traditional materials. Lopez counts on the regional folklorists to refine the classification according to the texts of their respective areas. The different genres, too, are explained and examined in another part of Lopez's study. The reader will definitely find interesting and useful, the illustrative examples for each genre. |
Contents
A Survey | 1 |
A Definition | 30 |
His Skills Tools | 54 |
Philippine Folklore Classified | 87 |
Verbal Folklore Poklor na Berbal | 105 |
Social Folk Custom Kaugaliang Sosyal | 167 |
Performing Folk Arts Katutubong Sining | 231 |
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