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...

Sedimentary, alkali & laterite rocks are found in the plains that jut into the sea, namely in the Balaesang sub-district. The summer season occurs between April - September, while the rainy season occurs in October - March. The area includes Kulawi Lake, Lindau, Gimpu Plain & around the Koro River, inhabited by their ancestors since prehistoric times. The evidence that the area they occupy has been occupied since prehistoric times is the discovery of archaeological objects from the megalithic tradition that is more than 3000 years old. Exploring Parigi in the north of the Bada, Rompi, Padaseko, and Rongkong areas. Other leaves are like giant umbrellas that cover the earth to Ma Tau. As proof, in the Bobo area to Bangga, many corals & beach/seagrasses are found. Naming an area taken from the name of a tree/fruit seems that it used to be common in Indonesia. There is another legend that tells that the ancestors of the Kulawi people were born miraculously from the segment of a...

This article was written based on research we conducted in 2013. This research was to fulfill a thesis course in the Indonesian literature department, faculty of literature, State University of Malang. The focus of this research is the Lintang tribe who inhabited South Sumatra for 24 years where Sriwijaya was the center of world civilization in the past. In this case, what makes this article different is that it is the author's reference to strengthen the identity of the Lintang tribe from the references of Dutch writers such as Roskott who have a peaceful, accommodating, tolerant & compromising character and tend to show opposition in the form of voluntary surrender. This society comes from the Vedda race, supporters of the Paleolithic culture which developed 700 years BC. And they admit that their descendants are from Majapahit, even Kediri & Singosari. Firstly, it is seen from the aspect of the form of mystical belief in the form of the belief system of the Musi Banyuasi...