Citations:mamamarang

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English citations of mamamarang

Noun: "a person who practices barang"[edit]

  • 2004 — Mascuñana, Rolando V. and Evelyn Fuentes Mascuñana, The Folk Healers—Sorcerers of Siquijor, Rex Bookstore, Inc.
    The mamamarang starts on the first Friday with only a part of the entire body. S/he continues this by making another part on the second Friday until, on the last Friday, Good Friday, s/he completes the figure of the doll.
  • 2011 — SyGaco, Sonia, Nine Lives (29 October), TAYO Literary Magazine, San Francisco, CA
    I handed a white envelope to Tatang, who claimed to perform black magic. It became a town whisper, as Arnold said in our earlier talk. “There goes the mamamarang, and yet the island people keep guessing Tatang’s age.” Looking at the mamamarang now made me wonder the secret of Tatang’s youthful appearance. In a little while, I mounted my video camera on the tripod to document the interview.
  • 2012 — Wiley, Mark V., Arnis: Reflections on the History and Development of the Filipino Martial Arts (07 August), Tuttle Publishing, Clarendon, VT
    In the Philippines, those who possess unusual skills and wisdom, the so-called mga abilidaran or mga kina-admanon (in Cebuano) can be grouped into following one of four major paths, namely: the warrior's parth (mangguagubat), the healer's path (mananambal), the seer's path (mananag-an), and the sorcerer's path (mamamarang).

Cebuano citations of mamamarang

Noun: "a person who practices barang"[edit]

  • 2013 — Carumba, Darrel, Gipasanginlang “Mamarang” Gipatay (22 April), Banat News
    Usa ka 70-anyos nga lola nga gidudahang usa ka mamarang ang gipusil patay samtang nag-inusara nga nagtan-aw og salida sa telebisyon sa pinuy-anan niini sa Sityo Kalasa sa barangay Colasi, lungsod sa Samboan niadtong Sabado sa 1:00 sa hapon.
  • 2016 — Faelnar, Judy, Ang Misteryoso sa Mt. Bandilaan sa Siquijor [sic] (03 February), Culture & Heritage, RAFI
    Naila ang Siquijor dili lang sa mga silinganang probinsiya niini, sama sa Sugbo ug sa Bohol. Adunay mga motuyo og adto nga gikan pa sa habagatang bahin sa nasud nga mangayo og tabang sa mga mamamarang. [] Hangtod karon, gikahadlokan gihapon karon ang mga mamamarang, ilabi na kon moingon nga gikan sa Siqujor. Bisan pa walay nakapamatuod sa ilang gahom, aduna gihapon mga tawo nga moadto sa ilang lugar didto sa Mt. Bandilaan.

French citations of mamamarang

Noun: "a person who practices barang"[edit]

  • 2014 — Master Dani Faynot, Guerriers Magiciens aux Philippines [Partie 1] (30 October), Arnis Kali Eskrima
    Il existe aux philippines, au moins quatre catégories fondamentales liées à l’utilisation de la magie et des pouvoirs de l’esprit : La voie du guerrier (manggugubat), la voie du guérisseur (mananambal), la voie du devin (mananag-an) et la voie du sorcier (mamamarang).