mangubat

English

Noun

mangubat (plural mangubats)

1. A traditional Tausug folk doctor in the Philippines.
   • 1962, Philippine Sociological Review, volumes 10-11, page 101:

     The position of the mangubat is not hereditary, in the sense that the son of a mangubat follows his father's profession. Anyone who desires can become a mangubat. Curing powers are obtained through training […]

   • 1967, Antonio G. Manuud, Brown Heritage: Essays on Philippine Culture Tradition and Literature:

     More frequently, a mangubat, or folk medicine specialist, otherwise known as a quack doctor, will first attempt to cure the person through the use of folk religion, and special charms.

See also

• mananambal
• mangagamot

References

references

• Peter G. Gowing (1979) Muslim Filipinos: heritage and horizon, page 88: “When illness is attributed to the spirits, the Tausug turn to the curer or mangubat [...]”