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Religious beliefs of the Tawi-Tawi Bajau

Philippine studies • 38 (1) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 3-27

By: Nimmo, Harry.

Abstract
Through analysis of healing rituals, divination ceremonies, and magical rites, this article discusses the religious beliefs and associated practices of the boat-dwelling Sama-Bajau, emphasizing continuities in fundamental elements of religious and magical beliefs despite the influence of surrounding adherents to Islam.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Annual cycle
Cultural identity and pride
Boats
Dwellings
Community structure
Kin relationships
Inter-community relations
General character of religion
Animism
Spirits and gods
Cult of the dead
Prayers and sacrifices
Magic
Avoidance and taboo
Cosmology
Theory of disease
Shamans and psychotherapists
Revelation and divination
Ethnopsychology
Medical therapy
Burial practices and funerals
Eschatology
culture
Sama-Bajau
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2020
Field Date
1963, 1965-1967, 1977, 1982
Coverage Date
1963-1982
Coverage Place
Tawi-Tawi province, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines
Notes
H. Arlo Nimmo
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
56037474
LCSH
Bajau (Southeast Asian people)