A study of Philippine games / Mellie Leandicho Lopez ; foreword by Alan Dundes ; illustrations by Puring Cardenas

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Quezon City : University of the Philippines Press, 1980Description: xlvii, 500 pages : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
DDC classification:
  • 790.09599
Contents:
A brief cultural history of the Philippines
Chapter 1. Philippine games classified
Chapter 2. Pre-games
Counting-out rhymes
Catching fingers
Batu-bato sa langit (Stone from the sky)
Bunutan (Drawing lots)
Tao o ibon (Heads or tails)
Tihaya o taob (Top side or bottom's up)
Gansal o pares (Odd or even)
Kaliwa o kanan (Left or right?)
Pili (Choosing the middle finger)
Jack en Poy (Jack and Poy)
Chapter 3. Animals participating in man's games
Man and domesticated animals
Man and birds
Man and insects
Man and other animals
Chapter 4. Ordinary games
Physical games
Games of dexterity or skill
Mimetic or drama games
Chapter 5. Jokes and trickster games
Practical jokes
Games of power play
Guessing games
Hiding and hunting objects
Games of chance
Chapter 6. Formula games
Cumulative games
Other formula games
Chapter 7. Findings and conclusions
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Book Book Main Library Filipiniana Section Filipiniana F 790.09599 L864s 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 97657d

Includes bibliographical references (pages [485]-493) and index.

A brief cultural history of the Philippines

Chapter 1. Philippine games classified

Chapter 2. Pre-games

Counting-out rhymes

Catching fingers

Batu-bato sa langit (Stone from the sky)

Bunutan (Drawing lots)

Tao o ibon (Heads or tails)

Tihaya o taob (Top side or bottom's up)

Gansal o pares (Odd or even)

Kaliwa o kanan (Left or right?)

Pili (Choosing the middle finger)

Jack en Poy (Jack and Poy)

Chapter 3. Animals participating in man's games

Man and domesticated animals

Man and birds

Man and insects

Man and other animals

Chapter 4. Ordinary games

Physical games

Games of dexterity or skill

Mimetic or drama games

Chapter 5. Jokes and trickster games

Practical jokes

Games of power play

Guessing games

Hiding and hunting objects

Games of chance

Chapter 6. Formula games

Cumulative games

Other formula games

Chapter 7. Findings and conclusions

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