The Concept of Dungan

So, What is about

the Dungan?
 Animism
 It is taken from the Latin wor
d anima meaning breath or s
oul.

 Animism is the belief that ev

erything in nature-living thin
gs like trees, plants and even
non-living rocks or streams h
ave their own spirit or divinit
y.

 Animistic beliefs are still pres

ent, accepted and never entir
ely disappeared.
The Soul or Spirit in Diffe
rent Regions of the Philipp
ines
1. Kaluluwa by the Tagalog
2. Gimokud by the Bagobos
3. Makatu by the Bukidnon
4. Dungan by the Ilonggos when the is alive, "Ka
lag" 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.