INDIGENOUS AND OTHER RELIGIONS


Apr. 30, 2009

Religion

  • Religious meaning

    Religion according to the Dictionary of the English is a system or the principles of trust to God, or also called with the name or the name of other gods with the teachings of churches and obligations that are related to the trust. The word "religion" is derived from the Sanskrit religious meaning "tradition". Meanwhile, in other words to express this concept of religion is derived from the Latin religio, and rooted in the verb re-ligare which means "binding back". That is the bereligi, someone tie himself to the Lord.

  • In terms of distribution

    In terms of distribution, something that religion can divide into the two types namely: * Universal Religion, religion is a "big" and have any interest to spread the teachings to the entire nation of men. The target of this type of religion is a man without all the fancy people and nations. For example: Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. * Folk Religion, is a religion that does not have any smaller and the nature of propaganda such as the universal religions. For example: China People's Religion / Taoism.

  • In terms of resources

    In terms of resources, religions in the world can divide into two types: * Religion sources of revelation, Refers to the religion itself as a religion revealed from God himself. The decline is usually through a messenger. For example: Jews, Christians, Muslims. * Religion Culture, refers to the religion that does not require the source of revelation. Religion legitimize itself with this refers to various sources, such as verification, tradition, philosophy and so forth. For example: religious Buddhist, Hindu.

  • In terms of pragmatism

    In terms of pragmatism, something about someone that is caused by a religious function. For most people, religions work to keep happiness of life. But in terms of social sciences, religion has the function of other dimensions, such as what describe below: * Provides a view of the world to a one-man culture. Religion said give a view of the world to people because it sometimes enlighten the world (as a whole), and also men in the world. * Answering various matters that are not able to be answered by human beings. some question is always asked by people is a question that is not missed by the human inteligence alone. * Playing the social escort. Most religions in the world is to suggest good. In the teachings of religion it self has highlighted the fact that ethics must code done by adherents. So this said religion plays a social function convoy.

Apr. 29, 2009

Indigenous

  • Traditional sense

    If people ask what the Minang tradition, the answer is just simple. Regulation of living day-to-day. If you live without the rules of the Minang name "is not habitual." So that is the customary rules, customs and clothes so that day-to-day. Therefore, for the Minang; sit tagak habitual, habitual eating drinking, talking habitual, habitual walk, cough and yawn habitual course is for people Minang mannered. The rules that are usually mentioned in the form of a proverb, maxim, proverb and frightened.

  • Examples of indigenous

    Banjet: Performing Arts in the area of North West Java, Karawang and Subang as the North.

  • Kethoprak

    Traditional art performance in DIY and Central Java are based on the story of history or folklore. Game accompanied gamelan, and dance. the show can be up to 4 or 5 hours.

  • Lenong

    A playwright with xylophone accompaniment kromong derived from Betawi (Jakarta)

  • Mamanda

    Arts theater people of South Kalimantan with the theme of the story in general, describes the conflict between the authorities and less wise citizens who wisely.