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The document discusses animism and indigenous Filipino beliefs about the soul or spirit, known by different terms in different regions. It focuses on the Ilonggo term "dungan" - the soul or spirit that cannot be seen but may appear in animal form. Ilonggos believe the dungan can leave the body voluntarily while sleeping and that harm to the dungan can harm the physical body. At death, the dungan leaves through body openings and goes into the air.

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The Concept of Dungan Edited

The document discusses animism and indigenous Filipino beliefs about the soul or spirit, known by different terms in different regions. It focuses on the Ilonggo term "dungan" - the soul or spirit that cannot be seen but may appear in animal form. Ilonggos believe the dungan can leave the body voluntarily while sleeping and that harm to the dungan can harm the physical body. At death, the dungan leaves through body openings and goes into the air.

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The Concept of Dungan

So, What is about


the Dungan?
Animism
 It is taken from the Latin
word anima meaning breath
or soul.

 Animism is the belief that


everything in nature-living
things like trees, plants and
even non-living rocks or
streams have their own spirit
or divinity.

 Animistic beliefs are still


present, accepted and never
entirely disappeared.
The Soul or Spirit in Different
Regions of the Philippines
1. Kaluluwa by the Tagalog
2. Gimokud by the Bagobos
3. Makatu by the Bukidnon
4. Dungan by the Ilonggos when the is alive,
"Kalag" or "detached", "free" when he is dead

5. Ikararawa by the Ibanags


6. Kadkadduwa by the Ilokanos when the soul is
in the physical body and it is seen as a constant
companion;karuruwa when it departs
 The Soul according to the indigenous
Filipino is known as kaluluwa, ikaruruwa
or kakaruwa.
 It is taken from the root word duwa
which means two.
 For the Ibanags, the Soul is the principle
of life in man. Body is the matter;Soul is
the form.
 For the Ilonggos, they call the Soul
"Dungan" which cannot be seen by the
human eye. Sometimes, the Dungan may
show itself in the form of insects or small
animals.
 According to Bisayans, the Dungan
may leave the body voluntarily while
the person is asleep.
 It is believed that whatever happens
to the Dungan happens to the physical
body as well. It is also believed that
another reason for the voluntary
withdrawal of the soul is maltreated.
 The Bisayans believed that the Soul or
Dungan is not located in any specific
part of the body. Rather, it is believed
to grow proportionately with the
person's body.
 Soul-nature, the folks belive, means the
performance of age-old spirit rituals.
 An adult person with a healthy dungan
properly lodged in his physical body will
have a bodily health and well-being,
intelligence and good sense.
 A strong dungan is the intellectual and
psychological capacity to dominate or
persuade others to one's way of thinking.
 At death, the dungan leaves the body
through the nose, eyes, ears and other
body orifices and eventually goes with
the air or wind through the upper
regions.
Comparison on Beliefs between
Some Religion and Folklore

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