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Albularyo Case Study

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Definition of Terms
1. Albularyo
Conceptual: Albularyo is a witch doctor known in rural areas. They are considered secondary healers in barangays and barrios.
Operational: Albularyo’s are common herbalists in native provinces and rural areas which has supernatural powers of healing.
2. Anting – Anting / Amulet
Conceptual: Anting – anting is a Filipino word for amulet which is used for sorcery and black magic.
Operational: Amulets are bought from albularyo’s that possess supernatural powers that may vary.
3. Bulong / Whisper
Conceptual: “Bulong is a prayer in pig-latin, whispered in the course of treatment by the folk healers; in bales, the prayer is delivered with a whispered while applying saliva or blowing herbal essences to the abdomen …show more content…

Being cured from one’s illness using such different methods.
Operational: Lunas is a type of treatment modality by an albularyo.
9. Maghihilot
Conceptual: Manghihiloy is a person who conducts hilot. Hilot is known in rural areas. Albularyo’s are familiar while using this modality. Most hilots do not have any training regarding how to correctly and rightfully conduct a hilot.. Most are a hand-me-down education.
Operational: Manghihilot is a type of healer.
10. Magtatawas
Conceptual: Magtatawas is a person who conducts pagtatawas. Pagtatawas is a ritual in pseudomedicine in Filipino. Psychology affects the ways of pagtatawas. Using molten wax droppings from a lighted candle.
Operational: Other healers are the magtatawas.
11. Na-nuno
Conceptual: A nuno or nuno sa punso also known as old man of the mound is s a creature in Philippine mythology known as a dwarf. It is believed to live in an anthill or termite mound, hence its name, literally 'Ancestor/Grandparent living in the anthill'.
Operational: Na-nuno some of causes of unexplained sickness brought by these creatures.
12. Pang-Kontra or Pangontra
Conceptual: antidote given to prevent resist and protect a person from evil …show more content…

Illness are commonly based on nature and the beliefs of humans. Gods continued to complement one another into the middle ages according to the minds of non-Christian believers. Christianity has changed and marked how people think of the symptoms of disease. They were seen as divine punishments from God. Considered as each of the seven deadly sins had its own corresponding illness which they incline with what they feel. It was common for individuals who examine their moral conscience. They conduct self-evaluations to determine how they had brought illness upon themselves. Priest as well as a healers at the same time play specific roles back

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