More Tales from the Land of Salt by Emmanuel S. Sison (.ePUB)
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More Tales from the Land of Salt by Emmanuel S. Sison
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Overview: Continuing the saga of the people from the Land of Salt, this second volume of Pangasinan folklore brings to life tales of victory and faith, of machismo and lust, of greed and duplicity as well as of mystery, awe, adventure and magnanimity in the life of the Pangasinense.The folklore of the salt people is not just the product of their desire to glorify the heroes of their history or the icons of their myths but manifests as well from the interactions they’ve had among themselves and the impact of world history on them.As such, these stories could be both heroic and familiar but in no way are these uninteresting nor lacking in human insight.Covering a broad spectrum of characters, the book tells of village chieftains engaged in a fatal combat on board a raft in the Lingayen Gulf, culminating in a celebratory victory which has evolved into what is now the “Pistay Dayat” ritual.ivWe feel compassion for two child-cousins, virtually being used as pawns in marriage in order to forestall a dissipation of the family wealth. Or we marvel at an abducted girl in Alaminos returning to her birthplace more than a hundred years later as a Muslim princess.We laugh at divine justice meted out by the gods of old in a tragicomic tale of an oversexed scoundrel preferring to eat a mouse than continuing to abuse his seductive victim.We see the evolution of the tamales, the building of Pangasinan churches and the construction of ocean-going frigates as tangible Mexican-Aztec influences on the life of the Pangasinense. And we learn how the bangus first came to be cultured in inland fishponds.As we read on, we are led into a journey of discovery wherein heroism, miracles, ghosts, healing and superstition widen our understanding of the Pangasinan psyche. And why the bits of wisdom of the Pangasinense are oftentimes negated by chunks of contradictions in the way he thinks.Let “More Tales From the Land of Salt,” lead you into the depths of the Pangasinan spirit.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy > Mythology
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