Religion Realm

Indonesia has a diversity of ethnic groups. Based on data from the 2010 BPS census, there were 1340 ethnic groups in the country. They adhere to the Sunda Wiwitan teachings, which believe in ancestral spirits & worship 1 great power in nature, which they believe in and greatly respect the traditional leader called puun. The Wana tribe usually calls themselves Tau Taa, different from the term from outsiders, namely Tau Taa Wana, which means people who live in forest areas. In addition to animism & dynamism beliefs, some Wana tribe members who often have contact with Bugis, Mori, and Ampana / Bajau people, many end up embracing Islam. Some others embrace Protestant Christianity, whose teachings were brought by an evangelist in Lemo. This 1 tribe comes from Kalimantan. In 2019, the Dayak Punan sub-tribe in the 2 regions was successfully united. Some of these sub-tribes are Punan Uheng Kereho, Hovongan, Bukat Kalbar & Bukat, Seputan and Aoheng Kaltim. Originating from the inter...

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...

Based on data obtained from the 2010 BPS census, there are 1340 ethnic groups in the country. The Wana tribe comes from Kalimantan and is located in the interior of the eastern part of Central Sulawesi province. The Wana tribe usually calls themselves Tau Taa, different from the term used by outsiders, namely Tau Taa Wana, which means people who live in forest areas. This tribe is often referred to as the Togutil tribe and is a more closed group than the coastal Tobelo tribe. In the local language, the word togutil " is o hanga manyawa, which means backward, rural, and left behind. The term Kubu itself comes from the word ngubu / ngubun which in Malay means hiding in the forest. They occupy a forest area about 150 km from the Arafura Sea. There is a Tobelo tribe that lives in the Aketajawe Lolobata National Park area. Some reach the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua. Irfan Ahmad, a lecturer in history at Khairun Ternate University, said that based on Leirissa's records, since the Tobe...

Biodiversity is very important for the sustainability of the Indonesian nation's life. The Rutaceae / citrus family used consists of lime and Chinese lemon, the Lamiaceae family consists of miana leaves and cat's whiskers, while the Myrtaceae family consists of guava and cloves. Most of the Noaulu tribe comes from North Maluku, precisely Halmahera Island. It can be interpreted that Noahatan / Noaulu live in the Noa River's upper reaches. In the past, they still adhered to the custom of cutting off heads / headhunting like the Dayak people in Kalimantan. But since the 1970s they have not done it anymore after continuous socialization by the local government. We have collected 2 of the traditions that are still preserved by the Noalu tribe on Seram Island, namely pahahari & pinamou. This ritual begins with fasting for 1 day, starting at 3 am and ending at 6 pm. The elder who provided the equipment then headed to the back door facing east to lead to the ritual site in the ...

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.

The Wemale are an ethnic group on the island of Seram, Indonesia. Like the Alune people to the west, they descend from the same ancestral group, the patasiwa.

Until now, only the change of the name of West Southeast Maluku to the Tanimbar Islands has been realized. Other communities also call them Northeastern people. The Tomata Nember sub-tribe inhabits Fordata Island and the island north of Yamdena Island. This indigenous community has a traditional belief system known as mitu whose teachings strengthen animist beliefs, the social structure of the Tanimbarkei community is now formed from 2 ohoi with a level of plurality spread across different regions. In this context, the duan also plays a role in religious affairs, namely to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, so giving cloth/clothing from the duan to the lolat then means that the life of the lolat not only gets protection from the duanya but also from the ancestors to guarantee a thriving life on the part of the lolat. Conversely, by giving sopi to the duanya, a lolat is expecting protection not only from the duanya but also from the ancestors to guarantee growth & development on his...

The customary provisions inherited from their ancestors are the law of larvul ngabal. Temporary research results show that it is believed that the ancestors of the Kei tribe came from the village of Pedawa. Currently, most Kei people have embraced religions such as Islam / Christianity, even the Tanimbar Kei people who inhabit the island of Tanimbar Kei are mostly Hindu, just like their ancestors who came from Bali. However, some still believe in concepts such as spirits & magical powers according to the religion of their ancestors. Spirits are considered to be able to bring happiness & also misery. This indigenous community has a traditional belief system known as mitu whose teachings strengthen animist beliefs, the social structure of the Tanimbarkei community is now formed from 2 ohoi with a level of plurality that is spread across different regions.

Their relative fraction is lower in cities, such as Namrole & Namlea, due to the influx of people from other ethnicities in Indonesia. Since the mid-20th century, the population of this ethnic group has experienced a rapid population decline & only about 800 people remained in the early 21st century. He is an Italian writer who participated in Ferdinand Magellan's voyage. With the enactment of Law Number 22 of 1999 concerning regional government as amended by Law Number 32 of 2004 concerning regional government & the granting of freedom for regions to organize & manage their own households is an opportunity. While in 2012 according to the data, the population increased to 128,870 people with a composition of 67,443 men & 61,427 women with a population growth rate of 15.63 people / km2. The Kuda Lumping dance is a cultural acculturation that began with the entry of political prisoners centered at the command headquarters in the 1970s & the arrival of transmig...

The Nuaulu tribe who live in 10 villages in the northwest of Manusela have a language similar to Manusela & have a population of 400. The smallest kinship unit is the ancestral tate which contains people who have 1 ancestor, then the family which includes the nuclear family with relatives, both from the father's and mother's side. Relationships between members of society are regulated by traditional behavioral norms called adat, which originate from ancestral customs. The Ambon tribe divides its history into 6 important eras, from the time of the ancestors, continued by the Portuguese, vlaming, pattimura, the company, to the republic era. However, the Yale ship soon ran aground in Nunusaku & became the ancestor of the Ambon tribe, while the Nibela ship continued to sail and its crew became the ancestors of Europeans. The three doves on the banyan tree branch of Nunusaku are often considered to represent Shem, Ham & Japhet, the ancestors of humans. Until now, several...

Most of the population of Maluku are indigenous people of Maluku consisting of various ethnic groups such as the Alifuru tribe. However, the name Alifuru comes from Arabic, namely alef & uru which means people. In addition to the Alifuru tribe, there are several other names for the name Alifuru, namely Alfur, Alfros, Alfuress / Horaforas. In the Dutch language Alfuren, the name Alifuru was renamed Nusa Indah but this was not used because it was better known as the Alifuru tribe. As called Indians in the United States, the various Alifuru tribes are not culturally homogeneous. The coastal Alifuru tribe was known to Chinese traders in the 7th century & the Ming dynasty era in the 14th to 16th centuries AD. The Alifuru people maintained their headhunting habits until the 1940s. The Alifuru Council claims to represent the Alifuru people in the Indonesian government. The Alifuru mountain tribe lives by moving from place to place. The Alifuru tribe is usually seen by people on Seram ...