Naurus


The Manusela/Wahai tribe has a population of over 10,100 people centered in the Manusela mountains of North Seram, Maluku, Indonesia. The Naurus are a combination of Hinduism & animism, but in recent years, they have adopted some Protestant principles. Initially, the Naurus beliefs were close to animism.

Not much is known about their religion, but it probably included the worship of Hindu and animist Gods, with influences from Mindanao during the early period.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Banggai's Animism

Image
Most of the population inhabiting the province of Southeast Sulawesi are local indigenous tribes, including the Banggai tribe. The activities still found today are hunting, especially in the Peleng Island area in the interior. While to get to their place it takes 4 days of land travel, traveling 80 - 100 km. They still adhere to animism and believe in the power of spirits & other inanimate objects. Not just worshiping ancestral spirits that cannot guarantee their lives in the afterlife. Christianity was first spread by missionaries from the Netherlands, namely AC Cruyt & Adrian in the Poso area and the southern part of Donggala. While Hinduism & Buddhism were brought by transmigrants from Bali and West Indonesia. Before this alian ideology, the Sampekonan community adhered to animism, dynamism & mysticism, until the entry of Haji Ali Taetang to Sampekonan. Still, Ali Taetang brought the alian ideology as a new stream of Islam. Before the new name was announced as Zikrul...
Read more

Kaharingan

Image
The population of North Kalimantan is very heterogeneous and divided into various ethnic groups, such as the indigenous people of Kalimantan, namely the Dayak Kenyah tribe. The Kenyah tribe is 2.4% of the population of West Kutai. Some others moved downstream towards Tanjung Palas. In addition, there is also tana ulen, which is claimed as the common property of all Kenyah tribes. This is the area where the ancestors of the Kenyah people first settled before the division and migration and where all Kenyah tribes have stopped on their way to new settlement areas. The areas recognized as common property include the Iwan and Kayan Iut rivers. The languages ​​used are Kenyah Kelinyau, Kenyah Wahau, Indonesian & Malay. Almost all of them work as field farmers located in areas around settlements, especially in areas along the Seturan River. It is said that the ancestors of the Kenyah people came from Yunan province in South China and participated in large-scale migration between 3000 and ...
Read more

Meranjat's Animism

Image
Other tribes from South Sumatra include all tribes from South Sumatra such as the Meranjat tribe. Based on sources obtained by the author from interviews with Pedamaran village officials. Originally the place where they lived was called Talang Lindung Bunyian. At that time, the population concerned adhered to animist beliefs & some others were Buddhists. In Sekampung, Kholik Hamirullah was married to Rio Minak Usang Sekampung's son & appointed Rio with the title Ario Damar, based in a place called Desa Baru. His arrival was due to the religious living conditions of the community which were still influenced by the beliefs of their ancestors and the influence of Hindu-Buddhist teachings. According to sources obtained, during the reign of Queen Sinuhun Ning Sakti, the Islamic religion developed rapidly, spreading from Palembang to Jambi, Bengkulu, Riau, and mainland to the Malay peninsula. The Muhammadiyah organization is one of the largest Islamic social organizations in Indo...
Read more