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Kulam

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Philippine mythologyTitle Mangkukulam Description Warlock/witchGender Male/female Region PhilippinesEquivalent ShamanThis box: view • talk • edit

Kulam (/koo-lam/) is a Tagalog word meaning "magic spell." Often, the same word is used as a term for witchcraft.

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Usage and Related Terms

Kulam is actually a Tagalog noun which literally means magic spell.

Although often used to mean "witchcraft," the proper term for witchcraft following Tagalog grammar is Pangkukulam.

Mangkukulam (noun) is a person employing or using Kulam. Kinukulam (noun) is the target of the Kulam. Nakulam (adj.) means someone or something experiencing the effects of the Kulam.

Places

Kulam in the Philippines is said to be centered on the islands of Siquijor and Talalora, Western Samar and the province of Sorsogon, where many of the country's faith healers reside. Kulam also exists in many of the hinterlands, especially in Samar and Leyte

The Mangkukulam

The mangkukulam (/mahng-koo-koo-lam/) is the Filipino version of witch or sorcerer, the name deriving from the word kulam. Other terms are brujo ('bruho' for warlocks) and bruja ('bruha' for witches ), which are from the Spanish language. The verb kulamin (/koo-lah-min/) means "to place a hex". And a curse in Filipino is a sumpa (/soom-pah/).

The mangkukulam recites spells and mixes potions. Modern influences has transformed popular perception so that the mangkukulam now also uses the equivalent of dolls. The mangkukulam's curses is mitigated by finding him/her and giving bribes.

Superstitious folks still attribute certain illnesses or diseases to kulam. This most often happens in the provinces, where an herbal doctor, albularyo (/al-boo-lar-yoh/), treats them. In some rural provincial areas, people completely rely on the albularyo for treatment.

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