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Religion in Indonesia

Rahim Tabet | November 23, 2014 | |
In Indonesia resides in the largest Muslim community in the world. Approximately 86 percent of the population is Muslim. The remaining part of the Indonesian population professes Christianity (10 percent, Hinduism (3 percent), Buddhism (1 percent) or animism. The further you go to the east, the more Christians and "others" you encounter.


Adat in Indonesia
In practice, there are a range of variation of religious attitudes and practices in Indonesia, which are strongly influenced by local traditions from generation to generation. These local-defined views to determine the structure of each community and are in Indonesia known as adat, the habits of an ethnic group or community. It is notable that the population therefore often combines different religious experience and the adat together. Someone who adheres to the laws of Islam, additionally can best deal with other practices such as burning incense, and bringing small offerings to local spirits.

Mysticism in Indonesia
Many followers of Islam Islamic rituals combine with a deep-seated mysticism, which harks back to the pre-Islamic era. For many Muslims, there is more between heaven and earth than meets the eye. Lost souls, spirits and ghosts and other invisible creatures that inhabit the mystical world with their good and evil forces. Magical powers that can evoke ordinary mortals with the help of mystics.

Hinduism in Indonesia
In Bali Hinduism ubiquitous. On the street you stumble literally sacrifices. Each house has a family temple, each district its own neighborhood temple and each field an offering place for the rice goddess. Faith provides the faithful support and structure, and an abundance of ceremonies and purification rituals. Altogether will attend a Balinese during his life to literally hundreds of rituals and festivals and a lot of time and money investing in.

Animism in Indonesia
In the inaccessible interior of Indonesia such as Kalimantan and West Papua, many people are animists. They believe that all matter "animate" and that there are spirits in every human, animal and object houses. Many hundreds of spirits dwell in forests, rivers and hills. Satisfying spirits has become an integral part of life. Tattoos and blessed amulets should bring luck or protect against evil influences. Who is possessed by the devil or an evil spirit goes to a shaman, or medicine man exorcist. Different peoples not only believe in animism, but do ancestor worship, a habit to worship the souls of deceased relatives.




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