Centennial crossings : readings on Babaylan feminism in the Philippines / edited by Fe B. Mangahas & Jenny R. Llaguno ; foreword by Leticia Ramos Shahani - 192 pages : illustrations

Includes index.

Includes index.

Roots and presence : The babaylan historico-cultural context -- Babaylan: she dances in wholeness -- Searching for the babaylan in ciudad mistica de dios -- Kako and the women healers of capatan -- Harvest and reflections : The oracle of the one-eyed coconut: excerpts -- The dance artist as babaylan -- The babaylan in my song and music -- Notes on my bai sculptures -- Reflections on my visit to puso ng carmelo -- The babaylan in me -- The filipino babaylan in the diaspora: encounters in filipino american literature -- Pag-uugnay at pagtatawid/connecting and crossings -- Epilogue / babaylan, tumanda ka na.

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Feminism--Philippines
Women in literature--Philippines
Women --History--Philippines



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