Feasts Of Merit: Wealth, Status And Feasting In The Luzon Cordillera
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In the highland communities of the Luzon Cordillera, feasting is not merely celebration — it is a complex language of power, prestige, and reciprocity that has shaped indigenous societies for centuries. Feasts of Merit chronicles the rich traditions of ritual feasting among the indigenous peoples of the Philippine Cordillera, presenting a detailed examination of how the accumulation and public display of wealth through communal feasts has historically determined social standing, political authority, and spiritual legitimacy. Through carefully curated essays, the volume uncovers the intricate relationships between material culture, agricultural abundance, and ceremonial practice that define the highland way of life. Edited by Delfin Tolentino, Jr., this scholarly anthology brings together rigorous anthropological and ethnographic perspectives that illuminate the enduring significance of merit feasting as both a social institution and a living cultural heritage. The work argues that these feasting traditions are far more than historical artifacts — they are dynamic systems of governance and identity that continue to resonate in contemporary Cordilleran communities. Published by the Museo Cordillera of the University of the Philippines Baguio, the volume stands as an authoritative contribution to Philippine studies, leaving the reader to wonder: in a rapidly modernizing world, what becomes of a society whose very hierarchy is built on the act of giving?
Author: Delfin Tolentino, Jr.
Format: Paperback
Published: 2018, Museo Cordillera, University of the Philippines Baguio
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the highland communities of the Luzon Cordillera, feasting is not merely celebration — it is a complex language of power, prestige, and reciprocity that has shaped indigenous societies for centuries. Feasts of Merit chronicles the rich traditions of ritual feasting among the indigenous peoples of the Philippine Cordillera, presenting a detailed examination of how the accumulation and public display of wealth through communal feasts has historically determined social standing, political authority, and spiritual legitimacy. Through carefully curated essays, the volume uncovers the intricate relationships between material culture, agricultural abundance, and ceremonial practice that define the highland way of life. Edited by Delfin Tolentino, Jr., this scholarly anthology brings together rigorous anthropological and ethnographic perspectives that illuminate the enduring significance of merit feasting as both a social institution and a living cultural heritage. The work argues that these feasting traditions are far more than historical artifacts — they are dynamic systems of governance and identity that continue to resonate in contemporary Cordilleran communities. Published by the Museo Cordillera of the University of the Philippines Baguio, the volume stands as an authoritative contribution to Philippine studies, leaving the reader to wonder: in a rapidly modernizing world, what becomes of a society whose very hierarchy is built on the act of giving?