EPISODE 21: TGMBC BOOK RECS - PART 1 (Book Recommendations on Philippine Mythology & Pre-Colonial History)

The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast

EPISODE 21: TGMBC BOOK RECS - PART 1 (Book Recommendations on Philippine Mythology & Pre-Colonial History)

You guys have asked, and you shall receive! Ever since the pod started, listeners have been asking us for book recommendations for anyone interested in learning more about Philippine mythology and pre-colonial history. This is that episode, folks!

Join us as we run through some of the sources we look to for our own research on different topics – from historically accurate and inaccurate accounts of who could wear shoes in pre-colonial times, to accounts of our national heroes as the flawed and quirky human beings that they are, and the (thankfully growing) compendium of resource material on folktales and indigenous practices around the islands.

Get ready to add to cart, and enjoy!

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The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology hosted by friends Anama Dimapilis and Ice Lacsamana, avid mythology nerds, and semi-professional gossips. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram and Facebook for more good stuff. We welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes.

You can also find us on Youtube – Gods Must Be Crazy Podcast channel, where we post some of our episodes and interviews. For other inquiries, please email us at [e-mail]

The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).

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Small Correction: Ibong Adarna is said to be written by Jose dela Cruz (aka Huseng Sisiw), not Francisco Balagtas

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Boxer Codex: A Modern Spanish Transcription & English Translation of 16-Century Exploration Accounts of East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific - Isaac Donoso (Author), Ma. Luisa Garcia (Translator), Carlos Quirino (Translator), Mauro Garcia (Translator)

Barangay: 16th Century Philippine Culture & Society - William Henry Scott

Rizal Without the Overcoat - Ambeth R. Ocampo

You Shall Be As Gods: Anting-Anting and the Filipino Quest for Mystical Power - Dennis Santos Villegas

Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern - Lane Wilcken

Dictionary of Philippine Mythology - Ferdinand Blumentritt

Mga Nilalang na Kagilagilalas - Edgar C. Samar

Outline of Philippine Mythology - F. Landa Jocano

Legends of the Lower Gods (among many other titles!) - Maximo D. Ramos

Philippine Folk Tales by Mable Cook Cole (Read for free at Forgotten Books.org)