Cordilleran Beliefs • THE ASWANG PROJECT

The indigenous peoples of the Cordillera Mountain Range of northern Luzon, Philippines are often referred to using the exonym Igorot people, or more recently, as the Cordilleran peoples. There are nine main ethnolinguistic groups whose domains are in the Cordillera Mountain Range, altogether numbering about 1.5 million people in the early 21st century.

Bontok Beliefs
Ibaloy Beliefs
Ifugao Beliefs
Isneg Beliefs
Itneg/ Tingguian Beliefs
Kalinga Beliefs
Kankana-ey Beliefs

TINAKCHI: Legends of the Unseen on Mt. Kechangon

March 11, 2019 Daniel De Guzman Kalinga Beliefs

The Tinakchi from the mountain range of Kalinga are a classic example of “unseen beings” that are often a pivotal element to staple horror stories.

Bu’lul: Divinity Inside the Wood

February 9, 2019 Daniel De Guzman Ifugao Beliefs

Wherever you are in the Philippines, you probably won’t find a house that doesn’t have a special place for holy figurines: wooden replicas of benevolent

IFUGAO DIVINITIES: Philippine Mythology & Beliefs

November 28, 2018 Jordan Clark Cordilleran Beliefs, Ifugao Beliefs, Philippine Mythology

“How many anitos and diwatas are there?” This is the question posed in The Soul Book. Their number is legion, considering that every dead relative,

The Star Maidens of Ibaloi Myth | The Origin of Fair Complexions

July 23, 2018 Jordan Clark Ibaloy Beliefs

Over the past decade, ancient DNA research has revealed some surprising aspects to our evolutionary history during the past 50,000 years. Perhaps the most startling

Bugan and Kinggauan: Ifugao Marriage of a Goddess with a Man

November 12, 2017 Jordan Clark Ifugao Beliefs

Kiangan is the oldest town in the province of Ifugao. American anthropologist H. Otley Beyer considered this Kiangan Ifugao myth “one of the best specimens

The Bontoc Legend of Lumawig | Culture Hero

September 29, 2017 Jordan Clark Bontok Beliefs

A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery. A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion,