Who is maximo ramos

In some detail he then defined the implications for the schools and society. He also related these creatures to those in better studied traditions, thus inviting further research. The study of harmful spirits is more fruitful than research on the beneficial such as angels and gods which, withdrawn from human affairs, affect human lives little. The folk believe that the harmful spirits frequent and even inhabit their homes and places of work and thus profoundly influence their thoughts, behavior, values, and world view.

By identifying the personnel of Philippine lower mythology and examining the beliefs about them, Dr. Ramos touched the wellsprings of Filipino motivations and got at the matrix of the Filipino ethos. Before his important thesis was published in , Ramos was already making a name for himself as an author of Folklore and Mythology having published four titles on the subject. He further hoped that knowledge of these creatures would help enrich Philippine life and culture by artists weaving the beliefs about them in games, dances, songs, stories, poems, and pictures.

In The Philippine Folklore Society published The Aswang Syncrasy in Philippine Folklore, With Illustrative Accounts in Vernacular Texts and Translations, which was a bold attempt to present to the reader and to students of Filipino society and culture one of the dominant Filipino beliefs, the aswang.

Hand, fascinated by the conflicting traits glimpsed through the scattered material about this mythical being. I rashly volunteered to find out, little knowing that the search was to get me into unexplored territory and that to answer Dr.

Ramos taught at the Cagayan, Lanao, and Mapa high schools , minus the war years and in each he was the faculty adviser and literary critic of the campus journal as well. Maximo Ramos became the first editor in chief of Phoenix Publishing House, and was associated with the company from until his death on December 12, As editor and consultant, he gathered together a team of teachers who were creative, understood the needs of Filipino students, knew their pedagogy, and, above all, were committed to the ideals of nationhood espoused by Dr.

Ernesto Y. Sibal, founder of Phoenix Publishing and a pioneer in gathering government support for Filipino-authored textbooks. The leadership of Phoenix Publishing House in the textbook field in all subject areas on all three levels of the educational system is due, in a large measure, to the unfaltering loyalty and passion for work of Dr.

At the same time, he devoted special attention to serious research on Philippine mythology and folklore. All these were done as he taught and performed administrative duties at the Philippine Normal College and later at the University of the East. But he has shown the Filipino student that one can master the English language and use it to advantage in portraying Philippine reality.

And because the setting is Filipino and the experiences are part of the Filipino tradition, his writings appeals to children and adults. This above collection was published posthumously as a tribute to Dr.

Maximo D. Ramos and as a contribution to Filipiniana. And therein lies the lasting contribution of Maximo D. Tales of Long Ago in the Philippines 5 copies. Legends of lower gods 4 copies. Philippine cross-section, an anthology of outstanding Filipino short… 3 copies. Philippine demonological legends and their cultural bearings 3 copies.

Boyhood in Monsoon Country 3 copies. The Answering Syncrasy in Philippine Folklore 2 copies. Members: None. Add to favorites. Related tags. Events on LibraryThing Local. No events listed. You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

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