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Contents

Preface xiii
Note on Language, Transcription, and Translation xiii

 

Part 1: The Bashiic Cultures of Irala, Ivatan, and Itbayat

• Chapter 1: Yami Culture

• Chapter 2: The Batanese Cultures

• Chapter 3: The Common Origin of Bashiic Cultures

Part 2: Analysis of Bashiic Narratives

• Chapter 4: Theme and Motif Variation
• Chapter 5: Mythological Links
• Chapter 6: Genre Analysis of Bashiic Folklore
  Limitations of Genre Analysis
  Genre Change and Subsistence
• Chapter 7: Ethnoscience and Bashiic Research
• Chapter 8: Conclusion

Part 3: Bashiic Narratives

• The Creation Myth of Iranmilek
• The Creation Myth of Iraralay
• The Creation Myth of Yayo
• The Voyage of Siapen-Mitozid to Ivatan
• The Stories of Siapen-Manabey of Ivarino
• The Story of Si-Ornay and Kawaway
• The Story of Si-Vaxoyo, the Fish-child
• The Laji of Inocencio Ponce of Itbayat
• Bibliography
• Index