Berinareu: The Grand Religious Epic (Philippine Oral Traditions) of the Tiruray by Clemens Wein, SVD.
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The religious epic Berinareu is known by all Tirurais and is regarded by them as one of their most precious traditions. The text published here is the transcription of a ten-hour performance by a Tiruray singer that was tape-recorded by the author. The Tirurais, a cultural minority living in the Philippines and numbering about 25,000, live in the southwest of the island of Mindanao. Formerly they were a nomadic people who subsisted on hunting, fishing, and gathering, but nowadays they are sedentary farmers planting mainly upland rice and tubers. Lacking a writing system, they previously transmitted their traditions from generation to generation by word of mouth. Since the introduction of schools, however, illiteracy is gradually being pushed back.
The preeminent supernatural being of the Berinareu is Fulu-fulu, whose name means
“highest supreme being.” 1 his female being transcends all other supernatural beings. Next in rank to Fulu-fulu are the three lundaan: Menggerayur, Menemandai, and Fengonoien. Menggerayur is the sister of Fulu-fulu; Menemandai is the creator of the world, humankind, and the means of livelihood; Fengonoien sometimes appears to be the same as Fulu-fulu.
These three supernaturals are sometimes petitioned for help.
Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Divine Word Publications, 1989
Language: English, Filipino Language
ISBN: 971-510-040-6
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