Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs

by Jean-Paul G Potet and M. Jean-Paul G. POTET

This book is a provisional essay, followed by a vocabulary and an index, on the Tagalogs? world view in the Sixteenth Century. It is mainly based on the entries of the earliest dictionaries of the Tagalog language. These were written by Spanish lexicographers about half-a-century after the conquest of the Philippines (Cebu 1565, Manila 1571). Additional data are drawn from Spanish chronicles. Many of the recorded beliefs and customs were already obsolete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0244348731
• ISBN13: 9780244348731
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"