The Vulnerable Therapeutic Water Spaces of Virgen de Caysasay
The Vulnerable Therapeutic Water Spaces of Virgen de Caysasay
Author(s): Jeane PeraculloSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Physical Geopgraphy, Environmental Geography, Health and medicine and law, Environmental interactions
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: Therapeutic water spaces; the performance of piety; healing; sacred water;
Summary/Abstract: The Virgen de Caysasay is one of the oldest manifestations of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines. According to popular belief, a fisherman netted her statue in the Pansipit River in 1603. Many miraculous healing events, mostly involving water, have been attributed to her. Despite the devastating effects of the climate crisis, Caysasay water spaces endure as therapeutic, healing, and ritual places. This essay examines the interlocking dynamics and vulnerabilities of bodies of water associated with the Virgen de Caysasay, their contextual sacred spaces where pieties are performed, and their surrounding communities.
Journal: Etnološka tribina : Godišnjak Hrvatskog etnološkog društva
- Issue Year: 51/2021
- Issue No: 44
- Page Range: 92-108
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English