Shamanic Crossovers in the Southern Philippines - Vocal Worlds

This book offers a close-up study of annual cycle rituals among the southern Tagbanwa of Palawan Island in the Philippines, with a particular focus on shamanic oratory and vocalized performance. Drawing on rich ethnography and extensive fieldwork, it reflects on the interconnectedness of humans, nature, and the spirit world.

List of contents

Introduction: Animism as Mimetic Play 1. A Life Cycle on the Swiddens: The Dry and the Wet 2. Soul of Rice, Soul of the Dead 3. Making it Grow: The Shaman's Seeding 4. Before the Harvest: The Shaman's Probe 5. After the Harvest: The Shaman's Prologue 6. 7. A Shamanic Feast for the Spirits 8. Trapping the Shafts of the Sun 9. The Weight of Sacrifice 10. Devising a Swap Conclusion: An of Beings and Things Appendix 1: Ritual Cult Group 2: Glossary. Index

About the author

Arne Røkkum is Professor Emeritus and former curator of the East Asia collections at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway. He has been a Visiting Professor at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan, and the National University of the Philippines, Quezon City. His previous book with Routledge is Nature, Ritual, and Society in Japan's Ryukyu Islands.

Product details

• Authors: Arne Rkkum, Arne Røkkum
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032868981
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286898-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Studies in Death, Materiality and the Origin of Time
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, South East Asia, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies