Anitismo: The Ancient Religion of the Philippines Paperback – October 1, 2022

Anitismo: The Ancient Religion of the Philippines is the missing link between the modern Filipino and the pre-colonial Philippine culture. An in-depth Ethnographic literary work about the beliefs, myths, legends, and histories of the archipelago by a Filipino Anthropologist covering the most northern points of Luzon to the most far flung southern islands of Mindanao. Isabelo de los Reyes, Masterclass on the ancient Philippines and its hidden mysteries has finally been unlocked and brought to the world in English.This is the first English edition ever published of: The Ancient Religion of the Filipinos (original title) since its original Spanish publication in the workshops of the Filipino renaissance Quiapo, Manila 1909. Written by Isabelo de los Reyes, a champion of Filipino liberty and independence. Reyes, an Ilocano from Vigan went on to become a famous writer, senator, Anthropologist and labor activist, a cousin of Dr. Jose Rizal and also the son of Leona Florentino the mother of Filipina literature.The Translator Charles Augustus Marcum III is an Anthropologist whom specializes in the Philippines, and has performed many Anthropological research projects in the 7k plus island archipelago. a Filipino American whom returned to the Philippines in 2015 has participated in undergraduate and graduate programs at California Polytechnic University Humboldt, Santa Rosa Junior College, and the University of San Francisco. A prominent researcher and Lecturer within the field of Anthropology and fluency in the languages and cultures of the Philippine Islands allows for a master translation of this great masterpiece regarding the pre-colonial past of the Philippines. Read more