An
Aswang (or
Asuwang), based on the Sanskrit language
Hindu concept of
Asura, is a shapeshifting monster in
Filipino folklore usually possessing a combination of the traits of either a
vampire, a
ghoul, a
warlock/witch, or different species of
werebeast, or even all of them together. It is the subject of a wide variety of myths and stories. Spanish colonists noted that the Aswang was the most feared among the mythical creatures of the Philippines, even in the 16th century.
[1]
The myth of the aswang is well known throughout the Philippines.
[2] It is especially popular in the
Visayas, southern parts of
Luzon, and parts of
Mindanao. Other regional names for the aswang include "tik-tik", "bayot", "wak-wak", "sok-sok" and "kling-kling".
[3]
Anthropologists believe that the Aswang belief came from the mythmaking of the Spaniards to keep the population under control. Through the
encomienda system, a town is arranged into easy-to-manage layers, and labeling those who lived too far away as
tulisans (dissenters). To scare off the Filipinos, stories of
Aswangs living in the outskirts of the forests were spread in towns to keep everyone in groups and maintain control.
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