Religion Realm

A study of the religious beliefs of inmates at Sukamiskin Penitentiary in Bandung, Indonesia, revealed a contrasting finding: the higher their educational background, the more rational their thinking, and the more diligent they were in participating in religious activities organized for inmates. After returning from McGill, Canada, he studied sociology in the doctoral program at Padjadjaran University, although he completed his doctorate at his current workplace. The term "local religion" overlaps closely with the term "ethnic religion," as the term "locality" often refers to ethnic groups in a particular location, such as Sunda Wiwitan in the Sundanese region, Kaharingan in the interior of Kalimantan, and Parmalim in the highlands of North Sumatra. In the Caribbean, Hinduism is classified as an ethnic religion by some researchers, as Hinduism in Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname is considered a distinct ethnic group. Another religion that can be classified a...

The increasing power of Sriwijaya at the end of the 7th century is mentioned in the blunt stone inscription of the Hill Position at the foot of the Seguntang hill southwest of the city of Palembang, which says that in 683 Sriwijaya had power at sea & land and in 686 the country had sent its expedition to conquer other areas in Sumatra & Java. This is proven by the discovery of various types of ceramic materials from the Han era, as well as ceramic materials from the post-Han period and so on, Chinese ceramic materials were also found up to ceramics from the Ming era. Thus, it is estimated that the ancestors of the Lampung people lived in Bukit Barisan in the 13th century, at least in the context of the Minangkabau Paguruyung Kingdom, founded by Adityawarman in 1339. Then, after their relatives settled in Sekala Berak, during the time of their grandson, Umpu Serunting, they founded Keratuan Pemanggil. Umpu Serunting gave birth to 5 sons, namely Indra Gadjah who gave birth to the...

The native population of Jambi province includes the Batin tribe. The Batin tribe has Malay elements in its culture & some have combined with Minangkabau culture, many live in Bungo, Merangin, Tebo, and Sarolangun districts. Around 72,000 Batin people are living in the interior of southern central Sumatra. The Batin people come from people who inhabit the mountainous areas to the west, such as the Kerinci people who inhabit the lowlands to the east. In terms of belief, even after embracing religion, the practice of animism & dynamism is still strongly attached. Etymologically, dynamic comes from the Greek dynamis / dynaomos, but the dynamic is in English. Animism from Latin is anima which means soul/spirit. Animism, on the other hand, comes from the Latin word anima, meaning soul/spirit. According to EB Taylor, animism is the belief in the existence of living spirits & souls throughout the universe. In 1873 he wrote a book entitled Primitive Culture. In this book, he introd...