Philippine folk literature
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Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional
While the difference between Philippine folk literature and Philippine mythology is a fine one, this article distinguishes folk literature as the source from which Philippine mythology derives.
It is a subset of Philippine folklore, a larger field which also includes other aspects of culture including folk beliefs, customary law, material culture, among others[1]
Proponents of Philippine literature
This aims to revive the Spanish language and its influence in Filipino writing. Another proponent of Philippine literature is Valeriano Hernandez Peña, the Father of the Tagalog Novel (Ama ng Nobelang Tagalog). He authored the Magkaibigang Nena at Neneng in 1905. [2]
Philippine folk literature in oral and print formats
While the oral, and thus changeable, aspect of folk literature is an important defining characteristic, much of this oral tradition has been written into a print format. To point out that folklore in a written form can still be considered folklore, Utley points out that folklore "may appear in print, but must not freeze into print."[3] All the examples of folk literature cited in this article are taken from print, rather than oral sources.
Categories
Eugenio classifies Philippine Folk Literature into three major groups: Folk narratives, folk speech, and folk songs.[4]
Folk narratives can either be in prose - the
As an example of Southeast Asian folklore
Since it comes from a Southeast Asian nation, Philippine folk literature can be counted as a representative of Southeast Asian folklore. This is not a simple categorization, however, for two important reasons.[5]
First, Southeast Asia as a distinct cultural region was not recognized until the political environment after the Second World War.
Second, even as the idea of a Southeast Asia was being conceived, the inclusion of the Philippines in the region was consistently in debate because of its very different cultural makeup.
Setting those two objections aside, Philippine folk literature would be considered a subset of the folklore of peninsular Southeast Asia, which includes the folklore of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. This would be distinct from the folk literature of continental Southeast Asia, which includes Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and others. The distinction roots from the geographical influence on the cultures arising from these countries.
Like all of Southeast Asia, however, whether peninsular or continental, Philippine folk literature shows strong cultural influences from India.
A major difference however, arises from the colonial influences in the development of Southeast Asian folk literature. The Philippines' 300 years of Spanish rule sets it apart from other Southeast Asian nations.
Continued evolution
While folklore is often associated with ancient times, newer recordings of Philippine folk literature have made in modern times. Quite aside from urban legends, modern legends attributing superhuman powers to powerful and charismatic leaders such as former presidents
The popularity of Philippine
See also
- Philippine literature
- Philippine mythology
- Philippine mythical creatures
References
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Further reading
- Eugenio, Damiana L. (1985). "Philippine Folktales: An Introduction". doi:10.2307/1178506.