Manolete Mora. Myth, Mimesis and Magic in the Music of the T’boli, Philippines. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2005. 233 pages.

Excerpt: The T’boli of Southwestern Mindanao have a multilevel musical system that links their understanding of their earthly environment and the larger cosmic sphere, within which the spirits are believed to reside. In this book, Manolete Mora investigates the part that myth (the participation of t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Arwin
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol6/iss2/5
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1197/viewcontent/PAHA_206.2_205_20Book_20reviews_20__20Tan.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
Description
Summary:Excerpt: The T’boli of Southwestern Mindanao have a multilevel musical system that links their understanding of their earthly environment and the larger cosmic sphere, within which the spirits are believed to reside. In this book, Manolete Mora investigates the part that myth (the participation of the supernatural in the lives of humans) and magic (perceptions and assumptions about the constitution of the world) play in the T’boli people’s comprehension of their world. Mora emphasizes their mimetic musical practices that are deeply connected to their spiritual lives (2).