The religion of the Ifugao

Barton, Roy Franklin

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The religion of the Ifugao

American Anthropological Association • (65) • Published In 1946 • Pages: 219

By: Barton, Roy Franklin.

Abstract
Roy F. Barton (1883-1947) spent more than a decade living with the Ifugao. He first went to the Philippines in 1906. Two years later he was appointed Supervising Teacher of Ifugao Subprovince, and he held this position until 1916, when he returned to the United States. In 1937, he carried on further fieldwork among the Ifugao under the auspices of the Ethnological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He returned to the islands again in 1940, but his work was interrupted by the Japanese invasion -- he was interned and many of his notes were lost. He was, however, able to save a number of valuable manuscripts, including that of this monograph, which was published shortly after his release. In this authoritative study, Barton describes Ifugao religion and magic, discusses their social function, and attempts to trace their development. However, detailed as this monograph is, it is but the first of two projected volumes, and hence, though the Ifugao pantheon is described with a 'fair degree of completeness,' the various rituals are treated in an abbreviated fashion. The latter are dealt with more fully in source 20.

Cereal agriculture

Accumulation of wealth

Theory of disease

General character of religion

Burial practices and funerals

Mourning

Prayers and sacrifices

Ritual