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From �Baylan� to �Bruha�: Hispanic Impact on the Animist Priestess in the Philippines	by	Carolyn Brewer
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Abstract - From �Baylan� to �Bruha�...
In the Philippines, at the time of the Spanish conquest, the Catholic priests were instructed by Bishop Salazar to learn and preach in the languages of the inhabitants. However, certain clusters of words, especially those involving Animist priestesses were altered, negated and then marginalized almost to extinction. This movement paralleled the demonization and eventual disappearance of the priestesses from historical texts. The paper aims to: describe the process involved in this double negation; recover the forgotten words; restore Animist priestesses to their rightful place in Philippine history.
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