A Vital Matters Perspective: Not Rice Gods: Exploring Misconceptions of Bulul
Not Rice Gods: Exploring Misconceptions of Bulul
Armand Camhol explores the common misconceptions surrounding the bulul in Ifugao culture. These misunderstandings were largely shaped by early, non-native chroniclers whose Western and Christian perspectives influenced how these beings were documented. Although often labeled as “rice gods,” the bulul are far more complex and multifunctional, and they were never traditionally worshiped as deities.

