Beyond the Mythical God Label Healing and Multifunctionality in the Bulul

The bulul—Ifugao human-like woodcarvings—are made in a series of rituals that concludes with ensouling. Kept in the granary, they are thought to guard and magically increase rice according to current scholarship. In this article I use primary data to show that they are also crafted to serve as heali...

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Pubblicato in:Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Vol. 73, no. 2 (2025), 137-167
Autore principale: Camhol, Armand Nicod-Am
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2025
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