A Handbook of Philippine Folklore

A Handbook of Philippine Folklore
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Publisher : UP Press
Total Pages : 526
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ISBN-10 : 9715425143
ISBN-13 : 9789715425148
Rating : 4/5 (148 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Handbook of Philippine Folklore by : Mellie Leandicho Lopez

Download or read book A Handbook of Philippine Folklore written by Mellie Leandicho Lopez and published by UP Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.


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