Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology

Atang (food offering) is an indigenous ritual for the dead in the Northern Philippines. The atang ritual is thought to be a part of the cultural and religious contexts of the Ilocano people. This research argued that the Ilocanos’ practice of atang ritual is compatible with the Catholic Doctrine on...

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Main Author: Jeff Clyde G. Corpuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Policy, Research and Development Studies 2020-06-01
Series:Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal
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Online Access:https://rmrj.usjr.edu.ph/rmrj/index.php/RMRJ/article/view/586
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description Atang (food offering) is an indigenous ritual for the dead in the Northern Philippines. The atang ritual is thought to be a part of the cultural and religious contexts of the Ilocano people. This research argued that the Ilocanos’ practice of atang ritual is compatible with the Catholic Doctrine on the Communion of Saints. This study utilized descriptive and contextual approaches in doing inculturation. It used the purposive sampling technique to Ilocano participants and discussed the development of doing a local theology of atang ritual in the faith of Ilocano Catholics. Results of the study revealed that the atang ritual has significant implications in the faith of the Ilocano Catholics in terms of the importance of remembering the dead as way to elaborate the doctrine of the communion of Saints. Thus, the concept of the communion of saints can be understood in the context of food offering for the dead.
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spelling doaj.art-0e990a4e08b649fa940760d5e6dfcc522022-12-21T20:20:23ZengCenter for Policy, Research and Development StudiesRecoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal2423-13982408-37552020-06-0181113126https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj2008.01.08Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual TheologyJeff Clyde G. Corpuz0De La Salle UniversityAtang (food offering) is an indigenous ritual for the dead in the Northern Philippines. The atang ritual is thought to be a part of the cultural and religious contexts of the Ilocano people. This research argued that the Ilocanos’ practice of atang ritual is compatible with the Catholic Doctrine on the Communion of Saints. This study utilized descriptive and contextual approaches in doing inculturation. It used the purposive sampling technique to Ilocano participants and discussed the development of doing a local theology of atang ritual in the faith of Ilocano Catholics. Results of the study revealed that the atang ritual has significant implications in the faith of the Ilocano Catholics in terms of the importance of remembering the dead as way to elaborate the doctrine of the communion of Saints. Thus, the concept of the communion of saints can be understood in the context of food offering for the dead.https://rmrj.usjr.edu.ph/rmrj/index.php/RMRJ/article/view/586ilocano atangcommunion of saintsfood offeringdead/departed
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Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology
Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal
ilocano atang
communion of saints
food offering
dead/departed
title Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology
title_full Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology
title_fullStr Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology
title_full_unstemmed Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology
title_short Death and Food Offering: The Ilocano “Atang” Ritual from a Contextual Theology
title_sort death and food offering the ilocano atang ritual from a contextual theology
topic ilocano atang
communion of saints
food offering
dead/departed
url https://rmrj.usjr.edu.ph/rmrj/index.php/RMRJ/article/view/586
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