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Filipino Mythology — Spirits, Gods, and the Living Archipelago

Before Spanish colonization in 1565, the Philippine archipelago possessed written scripts, sophisticated trade networks, and rich oral traditions that rival...

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Before Spanish colonization in 1565, the Philippine archipelago possessed written scripts, sophisticated trade networks, and rich oral traditions that rival any world mythology in complexity. Key sections include: Filipino Mythology; Context Why Filipino Mythology Matters; Cosmology The Tagalog Creation; Supreme Deity Bathala: Lord of All; Celestial Myth Apolaki and Mayari: Sun and Moon; Visayan Pantheon Kaptan, Maguayan, and the Cosmic Order; Spirit World The Diwata: Nature Spirits; Dark Spirits Aswang: The Shape-Shifting Terror; Dark Spirits Tikbalang, Kapre, and the Wild Places; Underworld Kasanaan: The Realm Below.

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  • 01Filipino Mythology
  • 02Context Why Filipino Mythology Matters
  • 03Cosmology The Tagalog Creation
  • 04Supreme Deity Bathala: Lord of All
  • 05Celestial Myth Apolaki and Mayari: Sun and Moon
  • 06Visayan Pantheon Kaptan, Maguayan, and the Cosmic Order
  • 07Spirit World The Diwata: Nature Spirits
  • 08Dark Spirits Aswang: The Shape-Shifting Terror

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  1. 01Filipino Mythology
  2. 02Context Why Filipino Mythology Matters
  3. 03Cosmology The Tagalog Creation
  4. 04Supreme Deity Bathala: Lord of All
  5. 05Celestial Myth Apolaki and Mayari: Sun and Moon
  6. 06Visayan Pantheon Kaptan, Maguayan, and the Cosmic Order
  7. 07Spirit World The Diwata: Nature Spirits
  8. 08Dark Spirits Aswang: The Shape-Shifting Terror
  9. 09Dark Spirits Tikbalang, Kapre, and the Wild Places
  10. 10Underworld Kasanaan: The Realm Below
  11. 11Ancestor Worship Anito: Spirits of the Dead
  12. 12Spiritual Leaders The Babaylan: Priestesses of Power
  13. 13Epic Biag ni Lam-ang: The Ilocano Hero
  14. 14Epic Hinilawod: The Visayan Odyssey
  15. 15Epic Darangen: The Maranao Masterwork
  16. 16Mindanao The T'boli: Dream Weavers
  17. 17Cordillera Kabunian and the Igorot Traditions
  18. 18Epic Hudhud: Songs of the Rice Harvest
  19. 19Flood Myths The Great Deluge Traditions
  20. 20Creatures Engkanto: The Enchanted Ones
  21. 21Maritime Bakunawa: The Moon-Eating Serpent
  22. 22Trickster Juan Tamad and the Trickster Tradition
  23. 23Death Sarimanok and the Journey of Souls
  24. 24Sacred Spaces The Balete Tree: Portal Between Worlds
  25. 25Colonial Impact Spanish Conquest and Mythological Suppression
  26. 26Syncretism Folk Catholicism: The Merger
  27. 27Lumad Traditions Mindanao's Living Mythologies
  28. 28Cultural Hero Bernardo Carpio: The Earthquake Giant
  29. 29Living Practice Mythology in Modern Filipino Life
  30. 30Recovery Scholarly and Artistic Revival
  31. 31Indigenous Rights Mythology as Resistance
  32. 32Conclusion A Living Mythology
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