What interested me is the explanation of Filipino slavery, namely the alipin in Tagalog and Visayan oripun. These were not slaves that were owned like chattel by masters. Rather, the pre-Hispanic Filipino slavery system was maintained by debt.
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Reading on The Prehispanic Filipino
Recently, I got a book called Looking for the Prehispanic Filipino by William Henry Scott. Scott is an American historian and anthropologist who specialized in the Philippines and his book details the bulk of his work in looking for an accurate picture of Philippine society before the coming of colonial powers.
What interested me is the explanation of Filipino slavery, namely the alipin in Tagalog and Visayan oripun. These were not slaves that were owned like chattel by masters. Rather, the pre-Hispanic Filipino slavery system was maintained by debt.
What interested me is the explanation of Filipino slavery, namely the alipin in Tagalog and Visayan oripun. These were not slaves that were owned like chattel by masters. Rather, the pre-Hispanic Filipino slavery system was maintained by debt.
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