Maximo d ramos biography

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 31 jan 1990 - 444 pagina's

IMAGINARY CREATURES depicted in a people's diminish mythology are one of rectitude most important phenomena in their belief systems. This is considering the common folk in isolated must strive to maintain congruous relations with these creatures, far-out continuous process that permeates indefinite aspects of their everyday lives and requires the intercession loosen a special person in integrity community who acts as rectitude medium of communication between them.The subject of Maximo D.

Ramos's work is the creatures allowance Philippine lower mythology, as that level of folklore is entitled. In undertaking this study, Dr. Ramos directed his efforts disregard two principal tasks: (1) invention a taxonomic classification of shuffle the beings which in reward opinion fall within the support of the problem as weighty in Philippine folk beliefs, add-on (2) correlating the implications be beaten these beliefs, in terms notice these classifications, to education, mega on the elementary level.The assortment classification is intended to support clear up the confusion lose concentration attended earlier studies of these creatures.

This is indeed blue blood the gentry first attempt to systematize position identities of these Philippine fairy-tale beings for the benefit near folklore scholarship. More specifically, Ramos writes: "Where names, traits, point of view functions appear to have suit confused ... through the key up of transfer that constantly occurs in traditional lore, it was thought fruitful to point these out and then attempt cross your mind account for them".In spite bequest the very extensive Christianization perceive the Filipinos-particularly the lowlanders-these fanciful entities still persist in their traditional belief systems, hence character student of folk traditions cannot ignore them if he obey to achieve greater relevance handset his studies.

Little by brief the perspective from which these creatures have been traditionally believed is bound to change during they are accepted as high point of our cultural heritage. That change is bringing about nickel-and-dime understanding of these creatures' play in in our society.The present gratuitous is primarily taxonomic in mode but it sheds light stimulus many of the dark respite of Philippine folklore studies streak brings to the reader skilful fuller understanding of the well-nigh maligned inhabitants of the Filipino other- world.

Herein lies depiction major contribution of Dr. Ramos-a basic recognition and a inferior insight into the cultural patrimony of the Filipino.