Religion Realm

Thus, Blench believes that there is no single ancestor of the Austronesian languages, meaning that there was no single Proto-Austronesian language that served as the precursor to today's Austronesian languages. They utilized a variety of sophisticated maritime technologies to navigate the islands of the Indo-Pacific. The simplest form of all ancestral Austronesian boats had five parts. The Champa people of Vietnam also uniquely developed basket-shaped boats made of woven bamboo with resin bonding. They brought pottery technology to Tonga. Polished and ground adzes, chisels, and other tools, some made from stones such as jade, have also been found in Melanesia and are associated with the Lapita culture. On Rapa Nui, carvings have distinctive motifs but still show similarities to Marquesas techniques and motifs. Red-painted dog paintings on cliffs and caves can also be found on Kauai and Maui. They cite various reasons, including the lack of rongorongo production before the 1860s and...

The 2016 Ristoja survey was conducted in 11 provinces. Hattra served as 102 informants: 20 were over 61 years old, 67 were aged 41-60, and 15 were under 40. 85.3% of the Hattra had more than 10 years of knowledge. This situation is closely related to Hattra's efforts to find and develop malaria remedies. The herbal remedies data can also be further utilized to support the sustainable development goal of ending the malaria epidemic by 2030. Some medicinal plants, such as tinang bark and pasak bumi (early pasak bumi), are difficult to find and are even imported from Kalimantan. In 2011, the Edera district was divided into three: Edera, Syahcame, and Bamgi. The seven villages and sub-districts mentioned above are Bade, Geturki, Mememu, Gimikiya, Banamepe, Yodom, and Isyaman. Tab means sun, and fatjich means shade, calm, prosperity, and peace. Youtefa Bay is also called Fatjich, meaning calm bay. The area is a mountainous valley flanked by hills with generally steep cliffs. Several pea...

Such as the 1945 Constitution, regional regulations, and other written laws. Customary law expert Van Vollenhoven stated that customary law is indigenous law and is not based on legislation enacted by the Dutch East Indies government. Then, with the arrival of Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, and Confucianism, cultural and religious upheaval was inevitable. Such as the Jambi UU book, Simbur Cahaya, which contains land regulations in the Palembang highlands, UU nan 20, which contains customary crimes in Minangkabau, Ruhur Parsaoran, which contains regulations on social life for the Batak people in Tapanuli, and several other regulations. Customary law, in the sense of custom, has existed since the reign of Sultan Iskandar Muda in Aceh Darussalam from 1607 to 1636. This law was written by Jalaluddin bin Syeh Muhammad Kamaluddin, son of Kadhi Baginda Katib Negri Tyrussan, on the orders of Sultan Alaiddin Jihan Syah. In his preamble, he stated that when examining cases, judges m...

The Yapen people are an ethnic group inhabiting Yapen Island in Cenderawasih Bay. This ethnic group consists of seven indigenous tribes and three settler tribes, such as the Yawa Unat. Majapahit, also known as Wilwatikta, was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Java, now in Indonesia. This caught the attention of Kublai Khan, ruler of the Yuan dynasty in China. He sent an envoy named Meng Chi to Singhasari demanding tribute. On the advice of royal advisor Aria Wiraraja, Jayakatwang granted pardon to Raden Wijaya, Kertanegara's son-in-law, who surrendered. Wiraraja then sent an envoy to Daha, bearing a letter stating that Raden Wijaya surrendered and agreed to serve Jayakatwang. Raden Wijaya was then given the Tarik forest. He cleared the forest and built a new village with a main port in Canggu. He was officially crowned Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. Wijaya died in 1309. Wijaya's son and successor was Jayanegara. The Pararaton, a 16th-century chro...

The Biak tribe is an ethnic group originating from the Biak Islands in Cenderawasih Bay, just off the north coast of Papua Island. Some also call it Numfor, Mafor, Wiak / Vyak. Just like the abilities of the Bugis tribe, they explore the oceans from the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, Java, to the Malacca Peninsula. They sell various commodities to several Yapen Waropen island clusters, Wondama & Dore bays, Manokwari, Amberbaken, and extend to various waters of the archipelago. The sun shines hot throughout the year with the highest average intensity of radiation in June. The south & southeast / east are bordered by Sarae sub-district which is the city center area with market facilities and other trade bordered by the Bagareso river. There are 4 small bays that have long been a stopover for fishing boats & traders since ancient times, namely So Nggela, Toro Londe, Bonto and Kolo bays. The word tolo Bali means to reject back. It is called the Sora village, because the word sora me...

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 ...

North Maluku has 37 languages, including Vedic. Vedic religion refers to the ideology and religious practices of the Indo-Aryan language group in ancient India after 1500 BC. The Indo-Aryan language is a branch of the Indo-European language group, which was born from the Sintashta culture and continued to develop until it finally became the Andronovo culture, and is believed to have originated from the Kurgan culture that grew from the Central Asian steppes. The early Vedic period is most often proposed to have begun in the 2nd millennium BC and is believed to have ended in 500 BC. The period between 800 and 200 BC was the formative period for Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Adi Shankara, an 8th-century AD philosopher who unified the mainstream thought of Hinduism, interpreted the Vedas as non-dualist / single. The word Brahmanism was coined by Gonçalo Fernandes Trancoso in the 16th century & is related to the metaphysical concept of Brahman, which developed from post-Vedic ideas ...

In traditional societies, life cycle rituals are usually aimed at ancestors/prayer ceremonies & belief in the existence of ancestors and rituals, and have traditions that are still strong today. Therefore, the pomaloana mate tradition in the Kadolokatapi sub-district still needs to be developed & maintained by the community. The creation of meaning is inseparable from the results of thoughts, experiences & beliefs carried out by previous ancestors. The 3-day Thanksgiving ceremony means paying homage to the deceased spirit. The seventh-day thanksgiving ceremony means paying homage to the spirit that is starting to leave the house. The 40-day thanksgiving ceremony is intended to pay homage to the spirit that has started to leave the yard. The spirit has started to move towards the grave. The 100-day ceremony is to pay homage to the spirit that is already in the grave. The Buton community, before converting to Islam, adhered to animism & dynamism. They were also influenced...

Contemporary research on decision-making is mostly rooted in the results of research conducted in the early 20th century, such as studies conducted by Foyett. Other examples of ascribed status are status as an Indonesian citizen, status as a Kubu person, status as a widow, status as an orphan, etc. The Saluan ethnic group is one of 12 ethnic groups in Central Sulawesi. The Saluan / Loinang tribe lives in the Banggai district. When viewed from the number of villages / sub-districts, the sub-district with the largest number of villages is the Pagimana sub-district with 44 villages / sub-districts & the least number of villages is Luwuk Timur sub-district with 6 villages / sub-districts. Geographically, the area inhabited by the Saluan ethnic group is to the west with the Pamona & Bungku ethnic groups, while along the coast it is open to relations with other cultures, especially with the northern Maluku region which is dominated by the influence of the Islamic Kingdom of Ternate. ...

Several fragment artifacts were found in the Walanae and Maros river valleys, which are estimated to date from between 40,000 and 19,000 BC. The skeletons are estimated to be more than 7200 years old. These Austronesian people later mixed with the Indigenous population and became the direct ancestors of the tribes in South Sulawesi, including the Bugis tribe. The ancestral land of the Bugis tribe is located around Lake Tempe and Sidenreng in the Walannae depression on the southwest peninsula of Sulawesi. This is where the ancestors of the current Bugis tribe settled, possibly in the mid-to-late second millennium BC. Estimated to date between 4000 and 2000 BC, these seeds are likely related to the arrival of their Austronesian ancestors in the region / among the earlier Toalean hunter-gatherer society. There are many respected shipbuilding centers in the region, including Ara, the land of Lemo & Bira. Writing in the lontara script probably first appeared around 1400. In the 14th cen...

Most of the population inhabiting the province of Southeast Sulawesi are local Indigenous tribes, including the Wolio tribe. Before converting to Islam, the Buton people believed in animism and dynamism. They were also influenced by Hindu-Buddhist beliefs. However, the older generation still believes in supernatural things brought by their ancestors. This food is usually present during Eid al-Fitr and Adha. This tradition is carried out in the month of Syawal. This tradition begins with tarawih prayers at exactly 24.00, then continues with qunut prayers, and closes with sahur together.

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...