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The Bontoc Legend of Lumawig | Culture Hero

September 29, 2017 Jordan Clark Bontok Beliefs

A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery. A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion,

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The Many Faces of Filipino Folk Healers

September 27, 2017 Daniel De Guzman Shamans & Healers

We are quiet familiar with the way of Herbolarios who utilize different herbs and plants to cure illnesses. Most would even remember the old man

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Kapampangan Origin of Day & Night | Apolaki vs Mayari

September 23, 2017 Jordan Clark Kapampangan Mythology & Beliefs

Physical cosmology is the branch of physics and astrophysics that deals with the study of the physical origins and evolution of the Universe. It also includes the study of

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A transwoman shaman art work.

Let’s Discuss Transgender People in the Pre-Colonial Philippines

September 19, 2017 Jordan Clark Opinion

One of the most controversial, interesting, and popular subjects here at The Aswang Project is the discussion on articles about gender – particularly the role of trans

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Formation of the World | Kapampangan Mythology

September 12, 2017 Jordan Clark Kapampangan Mythology & Beliefs, Philippine Mythology

The province of Pampanga is traditional homeland of the Kapampangans. Once occupying a vast stretch of land that extended from Tondo to the rest of Central Luzon, huge chunks of territories

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Legends of Mount Kanlaon, Negros Island | Negrense Mythology

September 12, 2017 Jordan Clark Western Visayas Mythologies & Beliefs

The terrible mad dragon of pagan days in the Philippines has returned to Great King mountain, where his tortures and moaning demand of the people

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Why People Die: A Look at the Bisayan Tale of Immortality Lost

September 6, 2017 Daniel De Guzman Central Visayas Mythologies & Beliefs, Western Visayas Mythologies & Beliefs

There is no shortage of tales about immortality. Call it a age long human obsession or a divine mission that carries our minds from magic

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BAGOBO | Deities, Spirits, Myths & the Mabalian (Shaman)

September 5, 2017 Jordan Clark Bagobo Beliefs, Mindanao Mythologies & Beliefs, Philippine Mythology, Shamans & Healers

The Bagobo are one of the largest subgroups of the Manobo peoples. They comprise three subgroups: the Tagabawa, the Klata (or Guiangan), and the Ovu

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MINOKAWA | Mindanao’s Eater of the Sun & Moon

August 7, 2017 Jordan Clark Bagobo Beliefs, Creatures & Spirits

Minokawa is a giant, dragon-like bird in Philippine legends, particularly the Bagobo ethnic groups of Mindanao. Early people believed this creature is so big that it can swallow

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The Concept of Time According to Pre-Colonial Filipinos

August 6, 2017 Daniel De Guzman Precolonial Society

The importance of time remains a constant – from the older ages when clocks were still unknown, to our current period where time itself literally

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