Phil. prehistory

folklore

manners, customs, observances, superstitions, ballads, proverbs, etc. which would throw light about the past.

folk

any of people who share at least one common factor

lore

common denominator = product of human invention

why folklore?

1. culture is always changing; cultures relatively stable and resilient

2. folklore is the foundation of culture. understanding folklore show the why's, how's, and where's of current cultural changes

3. folklore transcends recent change in history, including political strife and war that may have divided the nation

description of barbarous people (Zhufan Zhi) Chao Ju Kua (1170- 1231)

the first to write accounts and analysis of foreign goods and the places he saw during term as trade commissioner in the 12th century

Tao I Chih Lueh, 1346

Wang Ta-yuan

The men often take [our] ships to Ch'iian- chou, where brokers take all their goods to have them tattooed all over, and when they get home, their countrymen regard them as chiefs and treat them ceremoniously and show them to the highest seat, without even fathers and elders being able to compete with them, for it is their custom so to honor those who have been to Tang [ie., China].

Tombstones

early evidence is furnished by a tombstone found in Mt. Data, Jolo, Sulu. The tombstone bears the inscription 710 A.D., or 1310'in the Christian calendar.

Sulu Code

guide for the proper execution of the duties of office in accordance with the law and rules of the country. It is concurred in by all, and is promulgated with the general consent of all the datus, panglima, and subordinate officers of state.

Khutbahs

sermon/oration delivered during Friday congregational worship service

Kitabs

“booklets"or "notes" narrating the exploits of a ruler

Sultan

not all listed are “actual sultan”

Datu

honorific title to accommodate "other nobilities/ title holders"

Sharif

descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Hassan

Sayyid

descendant of the prophet through his grandson Hussein

Shah

king

Batara

The authority of God, authority of the King

Rajah (Sanskrit)

king