Philippine Folktales

The folktales of the Philippines are a unique blend of Asian and Pacific origins, Spanish influences from the long period of colonial occupation, and the islands' position as a seafaring trading post between Japan, Indonesia, Korea and China. This wonderful collection highlights Bagobo tales such as 'The Buso-Child' and 'The Tuglay and the Bia'; Tagalog stories such as 'The Aderna Bird' and 'How Suan Became Rich'; and Visayan tales including 'Juan Pusong', among others.?FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Product details

• Assisted by: J.K. Jackson (Editor), Gabriela Lee (Introduction)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 17.06.2025
• EAN: 9781835622582
• ISBN: 978-1-83562-258-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Mind, Body, Spirit, Myth & legend told as fiction, Philippines, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction