Diwata

by Barbara Jane Reyes

Book Overview

Tagalog is a language spoken by about 22 million people in the Philippines. Diwata is a Tagalog term meaning, "muse." Diwata is also a term for a mythical figure or being who resides in nature, and whom human communities must acknowledge, respect, and appease, in order to live safely, harmoniously, and prosperously in this world.

In her book Diwata, Reyes uses such Filipino oral tradition devices as meter, repetition and refrain, call...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934414379
• ISBN13: 9781934414378
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: BOA Editions
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.8"