10 Questions
What is 'panata' in Filipino culture?
Vows usually involving sacrifices
Which Filipino belief involves the concept of 'init' and 'lamig'?
Pasma
What is the role of a mambabarang in Filipino culture?
To use voodoo to cause sickness
Which Filipino belief involves intense cravings during pregnancy?
Lihi
What is 'Sikopatolohiya' associated with in the Philippines?
'Mental' disorders specific to the Philippines
According to C. Geertz, how does religion establish moods and motivations in men?
By formulating conceptions of a general order of existence
In Filipino cosmogonic myths, which term is used to refer to a supreme god or being?
Bathala
Fr. Jaime Bulatao describes the Filipino worldview as essentially transpersonal, which implies that:
The individual is part of a living world
What cultural figure replaced Bathala in Filipino beliefs?
Santisima Trinidad
What term is used in Folk Catholicism to identify Jesus Christ in Filipino cultural traditions?
Sto. Nino
Explore the theory of religion by C. Geertz, who defines religion as a system of symbols shaping human motivations and moods. Discover Filipino cosmogonic myths depicting beliefs in supreme gods or spirits like Bathala and Gugurang.
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