The second-largest and southernmost island in the Philippine Archipelago is Mindanao, often known as "THE LAND OF PROMISE." Additionally, Mindanao is the island with the highest density of ethnolinguistic groupings and cultural diversity. In Badjao, Iranun, Jama Mapun, Kalagan, Kalibugan, ...
The second-largest and southernmost island in the Philippine Archipelago is Mindanao, often known as "THE LAND OF PROMISE." Additionally, Mindanao is the island with the highest density of ethnolinguistic groupings and cultural diversity. In Badjao, Iranun, Jama Mapun, Kalagan, Kalibugan, Manobo, Maguindanao, Sama Bangingi, Sama Pangutaran, Samal, Sangil, Tausug, and Yakan groups constitute the majority of these Muslims. The Lumads, or those who have remained true to their native customs and beliefs rather than adopting to Islam or Christianity, are another group. The early Filipinos revered plants and inanimate items as the homes of ancestral spirits, long before Islam arrived in the Philippines. They also held that gods are the source of natural occurrences. The term "animism" refers to this system of indigenous belief. The indigenous people's discussion with the entrance of the Muslim
Iba pang mga grupo ay ang Lumads, o ang mga nagtataglay ng kanilang mga pananampalataya at tradisyon sa halip na konvert sa Islam o Kristiyanismo. Bago ang Islam ay dumating sa Pilipinas, ang mga unang mamamayan sa Pilipinas ay naniniwala na ang mga halaman at mga bagay na walang buhay ay tahanan ng mga espiritu ng mga magulang.
Sila rin ay naniniwala na natural phenomena ay sanhi ng mga dios. Ang mga indigenous system ng paniniwala ay tinatawag na animism. Ang pakikipag-usap ng mga native at ang pagdating ng mga Muslim mangangalakal at merchants nagresulta sa mga bagong anyo ng mga artistic impressions. Ang pagsasama-sama ng mga paniniwala na ito ay nilikha ng isang natatanging kumbinasyon ng espirituwalidad at kreatividad.