Religion Realm

The majority of the population inhabiting the province of West Nusa Tenggara are local indigenous tribes, namely 93.33% including the Dompu tribe and 25.76% others.

Like people in other areas, some Sumbawa people still adhere to animism & some adhere to Hinduism. Before Islam came to Sumbawa, the people on the island first adhered to an animism & dynamism belief system, namely belief in the spirits of ancestors who had died. However, after Islamic teachings entered Sumbawa, the animist belief system & Hindu-Buddhist beliefs slowly began to disappear. Apart from Sunan Prapen, Sunan Giri also sent one of his students named Sheikh Zainal Abidin, son of Kolono Marhum, the first King of Ternate to convert to Islam. After Kolono Marhum died in 1486, his position was replaced by his son, Sultan Zainal Abidin. It was only during the reign of the last King of the Awan Kuning dynasty, namely Dewa Maja Purwa, that records were found about the activities of the Kingdom's government, including that Dewa Maja Purwa had signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Gowa in Sulawesi. 1637 Mas Goa was succeeded by his sister's son, Mas Bantan. After

This group lives in the western part of the bay, spread across mountains and valleys. In Bima, the belief in animism - dynamism is often referred to as makakamba makakimbi which developed during the Naka, Ncuhi, and Kingdom times & even today there are still some who believe in the supernatural powers of certain objects. Meanwhile, ancestral spirits are referred to as marafu & ncuhi which developed during the proto-historical / pre-Islamic period. This reality has encouraged Sufi scholars when spreading Islam in the archipelago to use a compromise method with a haqiqah approach so that the Islamic teachings conveyed tend to be more collaborative with the local traditions where the spread of Islam was carried out.

Boda is the original belief of the Sasak tribe in Lombok. Boda dance is one of the traditional arts of the Nusa Tenggara Islands which is often performed at certain events. If one day we are in the Lesser Sunda Islands & a local government ceremony is taking place, this dance is usually performed. Several arts & culture activists in the Nusa Tenggara islands claim that the boda dance is an art that was born from the ancestral traditions of the people in the past, without any influence from outside culture, such as some arts that are influenced by Balinese culture.

Most of the inhabitants of the island of Lombok come from the Sasak tribe. Most of the population inhabiting the province of West Nusa Tenggara are local indigenous tribes, namely 93.33%, including the Sasak tribe 67.57%. The word sak is also used by some Dayak tribes on the island of Kalimantan to say one. Sasak, Sumbawa & Mbojo are the languages ​​spoken by the residents of the two main islands. However, judging from the pronunciation of the Sasak language, it is similar to Balinese. With the capital of the Kawi language he mastered, the Sasak script & language, many poets composed, adapted/copied ancient Javanese people into Sasak lontar. As a nation with a lot of diversity, Indonesia is always interesting to discuss. The village community there still preserves animist & spiritual culture which is believed to be the guardian of Mount Rinjani. The followers of this order also believe in the existence of the spirits of ancestors and supernatural powers in objects. Respect