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Filipino shamans,
commonly known as
babaylan (also
balian or katalonan,
among many
other names), were
shamans of the
various ethnic groups of the pre-colonial...
- the
babaylan was
mostly ****ociated to females, but male
babaylans also existed.
Early historical accounts record the
existence of male
babaylans who wore...
- Crocodile's Belly:
Philippine Babaylan Studies and the
Struggle for
Indigenous Memory.
Santa Rosa, California:
Center for
Babaylan Studies. pp. 136–140. ISBN 978-1492775317...
- datu, the
babaylan could take
charge of the
whole community. The role of the
babaylan was
mostly ****ociated with females, but male
babaylans also existed...
- held in high
regard and
performed the role of
spiritual leaders known as
babaylan, katalonan, and
other shamans in the
indigenous Philippine folk religions...
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Tamblot (fl. 1621–1622) was the name
given to a
babaylan (a
Visayan term for
mediums and
religious leaders in the Philippines' pre-colonial and
early colonial...
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calendar system for
ancient Filipinos and were part of the
rituals of the
babaylan priestess. It is
usually depicted with a
characteristic looped tail and...
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accompanied by
other rituals or celebrations, in
which a
shaman (Visayan:
babaylan, Tagalog: katalonan) acts as a
medium to
communicate directly with the...
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elder babaylan.
Their functions include the role of
community leaders, warriors,
community defenders, priestesses, healers,
sages and seers.
Babaylans could...
- treachery. She
eventually rose
among the
ranks to
become a
punong alabay (
babaylan's head apprentice)
until she was
forced to flee
after accidentally killing...