Sowamogiowo


Haraforo means uncivilized people/society. In the next stage, Alifuru was interpreted as the remains of ancient humans who inhabited the Indonesian archipelago who were increasingly pressured by other tribes who came. In 1662, they were considered uncivilized, numbering approximately 100 adult men. 

The land area was called Morotia, while the sea area was called Morotai. However, when the Portuguese and Gamkonora joined, victory was on the side of the Ternate Sultanate. Initially, the Moro Kingdom adhered to animism and dynamism.

The Tagetu tribe, adherents of animism, is an isolated tribe whose men only wear loincloths made of tree bark & ​​the women are bare-chested. Animist beliefs, which are called Sowamogiowo until now, are used to refer to people who are not yet religious. In Galela, Sowamogiowo is related to the animist belief system. 

In the past, Sowamogiowo was related to the animist belief system. This spirit can leave the object it occupies & go to another place. This spirit can leave the object it occupies & go to another place.

Therefore, the Galela people worship visible objects as a manifestation of the worship of spirits. Therefore, the Galela people worship visible objects as a manifestation of the worship of spirits. By worshiping the spirit in an object, the spirit does not leave the object it occupies & does not disturb humans.

By worshiping the spirit in an object, the spirit does not leave the object it occupies & does not disturb humans. Likewise, in everyday behavior, the Galela people always feel that they are being watched by the spirits of their ancestors, so they are always careful. When in anything there is a sign that is felt to be negative, they associate it with their ancestors who are usually called Goma I Tapano.

Totemism played an important role in the development of religious theory in the 19th & early 20th centuries, especially for thinkers such as Emile Durkheim, who focused his studies on primitive cultures. Where the word seri means respect. Wonge is a form of animism believed by the Galela community, an original belief from pre-Islamic times.

In addition, it is also one of the physical forms of animism in the form of statues/wood of men and women as images of ancestors. That is why the house is given offerings, containing statues of ancestors called tahu wonge. The percentage of the population based on religion is Islam at 85.63%, then Christianity at 14.36%, where Protestantism is 14.32% & Catholicism is 0.04%, and Buddhism is 0.01%.

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