Esperidión Arsenio Manuel (1909 - 2003), known as E. Arsenio Manuel, was a Philippine academic, historian, and anthropologist best known for his contributions to Philippine anthropology, history, literature, and linguistics. During a three-decade academic career at the University of the Philippines, he wrote a seminal survey of Philippine folk epics, and was responsible for discovering and publishing folk epics from the Manuvu, Matigsalug, and Ilianon peoples.
He is sometimes referred to as the "Dean of Filipino Anthropology" and "Father of Philippine Folklore."
Major awards
Among the most significant honors awarded to E. Arsenio Manuel were the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Gawad Para sa Sining in 1989; and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' Dangal Alab ng Haraya Award for a lifetime achievement in cultural research, in 2000.
E. Arsenio Manuel was made a National Social Scientist of the Philippines in 1991.
See also
References
- ^ "E. Arsenio Manuel, professor emeritus, 94". University of the Philippines Newsletter. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2004.
- Lopez, Mellie Leandicho (2006). A Handbook of Philippine Folklore. UP Press. ISBN 9789715425148.
- Eugenio, Damiana L. (2007). Philippine Folk Literature: An Anthology. UP Press. ISBN 9789715425360.
- Estremera, Stella A. (March 5, 2017). "Estremera: Who's in the shoes of E. Arsenio Manuel now?". SunStar. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Joseph, Reilly, Brandon (January 1, 2013). "Collecting the People: Textualizing Epics in Philippine History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First". EScholarship.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Banks, David J. (January 1, 1976). Changing Identities in Modern Southeast Asia. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110809930.
- Ocampo, Ambeth R. "Old-fashioned books". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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