GROUP 5

Members
Colesio,Lycamee
Arreza,Edgielyn
Taparo,Tomas III
Gumahod,Jeremias
Patnugot,John Bert
Sarto,Bobby
Cortez,Joshua
 ANITISM: A SURVEY OF RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS NATIVE TO THE PHILIPPINES
STEPHEN K. HISLOP
Stephen Hislop

Born 8 September 1817

Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Died 4 September 1863
Bori River, Takalghat, India
Resting place Nagpur, India
Nationality Scottish
Education University of Glasgow, University of
Edinburgh
Occupation Missionary; Geologist
Employer Free Church of Scotland
Spouse(s) Erasma Hall
Parent(s) Stephen Hislop, Margaret Thomson
ANITO’S
Anito Spirits
• Ancient Filipinos were animistic. They believed that everything has a spirit, from rocks and
trees to animals and humans to natural phenomena.
Ancestor Spirits
• The ninunò (lit. “ancestor”) can be the spirits of actual ancestors or generalized guardian spirits
of a family. Ancient Filipinos believed that upon death, the soul (Visayan: kalag; Tagalog:
kaluluwa) of a person travels to a spirit world, usually by boat.
Nature spirits and deities
• The diwata are spirits who have never been human. These spirits can range from simple spirits
like the diwata of a particular rock or place, to deities who personify abstract concepts and
natural phenomena, to deities who are part of an actual pantheon. They are also known as
dewatu, divata, duwata, ruwata, dewa, dwata, diya, etc., in various Philippine languages; all of
which are derived from syncretization with Sanskrit devata or devá, meaning “deity”.
 Tao-Tao(800-1200 CE)
South Cotabato Province, Philippines
Taotao figures
• Ancestor spirits were usually represented by carved figures. These were known as taotao (“little
human”, also taotaohan, latawo, tinatao, or tatao), bata-bata (“little child”), ladaw (“image” or
“likeness”; also laraw, ladawang, lagdong, or larawan), or likha (“creation”; also likhak) in
most of the Philippines. Other names include bulul (also bulol or bul-ul) or tinagtaggu (also
tinattaggu) among the Igorot; manaug among the Lumad; and tagno among Bicolanos
• Taotao were usually austere roughly-carved figures made from wood, stone, or ivory. Some
taoatao encountered by the Spanish were made from precious metals or ornamented with
gold and jewelry, but these were very rare.
Lampong Ilongot of
Northeast Luzon
Lampong
• The Ilocano Lampong, a species of the dwarf, are supernatural
beings with a bushy growth of hair and a long sparse beard who are
said to be the patrons of wild deer.
• The Ilongot also believe in an anito called Lampong, the dwarf
shepherd of wild animals.
How they Worship ?
Giving Harang (Offerings) to the Anito & Diwata
Offerings such as:
• Rice
• Lightning of Incense
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Chicken
• Rice Wine
• Tinorlok or Lechon
Thank You for Listening