Tungkung Langit and Alunsina Flashcards
Who wrote the story of tungkung langit and alunsina?
F. landa Jocano
Who is the pillar of heaven?
Tungkung langit
A virgin goddess of the suludan
Alunsina
God creator
Tungkung langit
What did alunsina sent to spy on Tungkung langit?
Breeze
What is the sign that Tungkung Langit is sobbing and calling Alunsina to come back?
Thunder
was one of the first Spanish conquistadors
Miguel de loarca
well-known Visayan Creation narrative with Kaptan and Maguayan in his book Philippine Folklore Stories.
John Maurice Miller
Filipino anthropologist ____ became interested in native folklore and travelled the hinterlands of his home island of ___
F. Landa Jocano, Panay
Another name for alunsina
Laon sina
What was the world before?
shapeless, void, colorless, etc
what do alunsina do all day?
sat by the window, comb her hair
Where the water was always warm and where the breeze was forever cool
Highest part of heaven
What is the stars?
alunsina’s necklace
what is the moon?
alunsina’s comb
what is the sun?
alunsina’s crown
It is one of the primary sources used to piece together pre-Spanish beliefs.
Relacion de las Yslas Filipinas
When did the Filipino anthropologist F. Landa Jocano became interested in native folklore ?
1995
