Blaan Cosmology. Owners, Animals and Places in Malbulen (Mindanao, Philippines)

Laugrand, Frédéric;Laugrand, Antoine;et.al.
(2021) ISBN: [978-2-39061-116-5], 229 pages, published

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This publication is the volume 7 of a series dealing with the culture, the history and the traditions of the Blaan of Malbulen (Little Baguio, Mindanao, Philippines). It is available in Blaan and in English. Elders share their stories to a group of youngsters who ask them questions on a variety of topics such as social rules, occupancy, ownership, birds, frogs, snakes, lizards, small creepy beings, seasons and stars, wind and weather, seasonal rituals, healers, spirits and possession. The book provides the verbatim accounts of these discussions recorded during a workshop that took place in Malbulen in 2018. MESSAGE 7 INTRODUCTION 9 THE PARTICIPANTS 12 CHAPTER 1 Social Rules 15 Marriage 15 Demonstration of a Blaan marriage 23 Polygamy 28 Names 32 Couple disputes and gender roles 34 Inheritance and land division 41 Vendetta 43 From pregnancy to death practices 44 Sadyandi: how to transform an enemy into a brother 49 CHAPTER 2 Owners and Occupants in Malbulen 59 Place names of Mabulen 59 Signs of danger 66 Building a house 70 Performing damsu to the spirit owners 73 How to avoid and counter bad spirits 78 Farming and ownership 85 CHAPTER 3 Birds 91 CHAPTER 4 Lizards, Frogs, and Snakes 123 CHAPTER 5 Insects and Small Creepy Beings 137 CHAPTER 6 Seasons and Stars 155 The moon and the stars (part 1) 155 Winds and the weather 159 The moon and the stars (part 2) 160 Seasonal rituals 163 Stars and directions 167 Contents Blaan Cosmology. Owners, Animals, and Places in Malbulen (Mindanao, Philippines) 6 CHAPTER 7 Healers, Spirits, and Their Affects 173 Spirit owners 173 Healers, bulung, and fikî 180 Datah sdè and healing rituals 194 Mtafî and possession 207 EPILOGUE 211 GLOSSARY 213 REFERENCES 227
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Laugrand, F., Laugrand, A., & et al. (2021). Blaan Cosmology. Owners, Animals and Places in Malbulen (Mindanao, Philippines) (Presses universitaires de Louvain). Presses universitaires de Louvain.