宗教： "Aliran Kepercayaan"

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• In Indonesia, the 20 million people who follow traditional beliefs, or aliran kepercayaan, are still waiting for an end to decades of unofficial discrimination, despite a major court ruling in their favor in November.

Indonesia guarantees freedom of religion but the government recognizes only six: Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Protestantism, Catholicism and Confucianism. Above, a Baduy tribesman in Banten, Indonesia, in 2015.

“Why can these big global religions spread and be recognized,” one traditional believer said, “but the original religion of Indonesia cannot?” **** From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Religion of Java Java[show] Early religiosity[show] Hinduism[show] Buddhism[show] Islam[show] Kebatinan[show] Christianity[show] v t e Aliran Kepercayaan[note 1] is an official cover term for various, partly syncretic forms of mysticism in Indonesia.[2] It includes kebatinan, kejiwan, and kerohanian.[2] Contents   [hide]  1Characteristics 2Recognition 3Notes 4References 5Sources 6External links Characteristics[edit] Kebatinan can be described as an amalgam of animist, Hindu-Buddhist, and Islamic (especially Sufi) mystical elements that combine to form Javanese mysticism. According to Caldarola, kepercayaan "is not an apt characterization of what the mystical groups have in common".[2] The US State Department's states: Sizeable populations in Java, Kalimantan, and Papua practice animism and other types of traditional belief systems termed "Aliran Kepercayaan." Many of those who practice Kepercayaan describe it as more of a meditation-based spiritual path than a religion. Some animists combine their beliefs with one of the government-recognized religions.[3]