Date of Publication

11-2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doktor sa Pilosopiya sa Araling Filipino - Wika, Kultura, Midya

Subject Categories

Religion

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Filipino, Departamento ng

Thesis Advisor

Feorillo Petronillo A. Demeterio III

Defense Panel Chair

Deborrah S. Anastacio

Defense Panel Member

Raquel E. Sison-Buban
David Michael M. San Juan
Leslie Ann L. Liwanag
Crislie L. Unabia

Abstract (Filipino)

Sinusuri ng pag-aaral na ito ang mga kuwentong buhay ng mga babaeng Kristiyano na yumakap sa Islam at mga babaeng Muslim na naging Kristiyano sa Bongao, Tawi-Tawi at Lungsod Zamboanga, Mindanao. Layunin nitong bigyang-kahulugan ang kanilang karanasan sa pagbabagong panrelihiyon, lalo na sa paghubog ng identidad, papel ng kababaihan, at pakikibagay sa patriyarkal na pananampalataya, gamit ang hermenyutikal na paghahambing bilang metodolohikal na lapit. Ginamit ang Feministang Hermenyutika ni Sr. Mary John Mananzan at ang Dialohikal na Hermenyutika ni Martin Heidegger bilang gabay, kasama ang kuwentong buhay at malalim na panayam upang maunawaan ang emosyonal, sikolohikal, panlipunan, at espirituwal na dimensiyon ng kanilang karanasan.

Ipinakita ng mga natuklasan na ang mga babaeng Kristiyano na yumakap sa Islam ay naimpluwensiyahan ng pag-ibig, pagsunod sa asawa, responsibilidad sa pamilya, at paghahanap ng kapanatagang espirituwal. Sa kabilang banda, ang mga babaeng Muslim na naging Kristiyano ay humarap sa pagtutol ng pamilya at komunidad at nakaranas ng mas malawak na pagpapahayag ng sarili at kalayaang espirituwal. Sa kabila ng magkaibang direksiyon ng pagbabagong panrelihiyon, kapwa nila naranasan ang pakikibaka, diskriminasyon, at muling pagbubuo ng identidad.

Ipinahihiwatig ng pagsusuri na ang kababaihan ay aktibong nakikibahagi sa pagbibigay-kahulugan sa pananampalataya bilang larangan ng ahensiya, negosasyon, at pagpapalakas ng dignidad. Sa kabuoan, itinatampok ng pag-aaral na ang pagbabagong panrelihiyon at pag-aasawa ay parehong hamon at oportunidad sa muling pagbubuo ng identidad, pananampalataya, at posisyong panlipunan ng kababaihan sa estrukturang patriyarkal. 3

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Abstract (English)

This study examines the life stories of Christian women who converted to Islam and Muslim women who converted to Christianity in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga City, Mindanao. It aims to interpret their experiences of religious transformation, especially in the formation of identity, the role of women, and adaptation to patriarchal faith, using hermeneutical comparison as a methodological approach. Sr. Mary John Mananzan’s Feminist Hermeneutics and Martin Heidegger’s Dialogical Hermeneutics were used as guides, along with life stories and in-depth interviews to understand the emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of their experiences.

The findings showed that Christian women who converted to Islam were influenced by love, obedience to their husbands, family responsibilities, and the search for spiritual security. On the other hand, Muslim women who converted to Christianity faced family and community opposition and experienced greater self-expression and spiritual freedom. Despite the different directions of religious conversion, they both experienced struggle, discrimination, and identity reconstruction.

The analysis suggests that women actively engage in the interpretation of faith as a field of agency, negotiation, and dignity enhancement. Overall, the study highlights that religious conversion and marriage are both challenges and opportunities for the reconstruction of women’s identity, faith, and social position within patriarchal structures.

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Language

Filipino

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Women—Religious life--Mindanao--Philippines; Conversion; Marriage—Religious aspects—Christianity; Marriage—Religious aspects—Islam

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