Anting-anting and agimat traditions | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

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About this record

Anting-anting and agimat traditions is cataloged as a Practice / discipline within Southeast Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Philippines” and its period or origin is “Colonial period onward with older Indigenous continuities.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Philippine vernacular Catholic, Indigenous and esoteric traditions.”

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Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Filipino Anting-Anting Mysticism; agimat; anting-anting; mutya
Parent tradition: Philippine vernacular Catholic, Indigenous and esoteric traditions
Public geographic context: Philippines
Period / origin: Colonial period onward with older Indigenous continuities
Living / historical status: Living and diverse
Access / protocol: Community-bound / restricted
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Philippines

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

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Source 1folklife.si.edu

Source 2jstor.org

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Anting-anting and agimat traditions. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0221. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0221

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