Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

The Asian Center makes available the digital (pdf) version of some of the monographs of its late Professor Emeritus and pillar of Philippine anthropology, Felipe Landa Jocano (5 February 1930- 27 October 2013).  F. Landa Jocano, Professor at the Asian Center from 1973 until his death where he taught courses on Philippine ethnography, social organization, and prehistory. He served as Director of the Philippine Studies Program at the UP Asian Center (then Philippine Center for Advanced Studies), Dean of the UP Institute of Philippine Studies, and Head of the Asian Center Museum Laboratory. He was honored as Professor Emeritus of the UP Asian Center.
The collection was launched on 19 November 2024 through an online roundtable.

Philippine Prehistory: An Anthropological Overview of the Rise of Filipino Society and Culture

Philippine Prehistory: An Anthropological Overview of the Rise of Filipino Society and Culture

Author: F. Landa Jocano
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Year of Publication: 1975

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In this work, "F. Landa Jocano presents well-thought-out views regarding the peopling of the archipelago, the cultural affinities of the natives of the Philippines, and the development of early society and culture among them."


Problems and Methods in the Study of Philippine Indigenous Ethnic Cultures: A Preliminary Overview

Problems and Methods in the Study of Philippine Indigenous Ethnic Cultures: A Preliminary Overview

Author: F. Landa Jocano, Lilia Marquez, and Mamerta Caguimbal
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Year of Publication: 1994

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This book consists of two parts. Part I deals with the ethnographic method and part II, a bibliography on Philippine Cultural Communities. These were written and compiled in 1985.

 


The Hiligaynons: An Ethnography of Family and Community Life in Western Bisayas Region

The Hiligaynons: An Ethnography of Family and Community Life in Western Bisayas Region

Author: F. Landa Jocano
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Year of Publication: 1983

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"The series is designed to highlight, holistically, the basic features of the commonly shared patterns of culture and institutions among the different groups that constitute Philippine society."


Filipino Muslims: Their Social Institutions and Cultural Achievements

Filipino Muslims: Their Social Institutions and Cultural Achievements

Author: F. Landa Jocano
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Year of Publication: 1983

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The papers in this volume were delivered as lectures at a special seminar held at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, from July to September 1981.

 


The Ilocanos: An Ethnography of Family and Community Life in the Ilocos Region

The Ilocanos: An Ethnography of Family and Community Life in the Ilocos Region

Author: F. Landa Jocano
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Year of Publication: 1982

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This volume is one of a series of ethnographic reports on the traditional culture and social organization of the different lowland Philippine ethnic groups.