Aliran Kepercayaan


Aliran Kepercayaan is an official cover term for groups of followers of various religious movements. It also includes various, partly syncretic forms of mysticism of [religion in Indonesia|new religion in Indonesia|religious movements in Indonesia], such as kebatinan, kejiwaan and kerohanian. In the Indonesian language, it is also used for new religious movements in other parts of the world. Based on data collected by the Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace, there are about 245 indigenous religions in Indonesia.

Characteristics

According to Caldarola, kepercayaan "is not an apt characterization of what the mystical groups have in common". The US State Department's states:

Recognition

Indonesia's Constitutional Court in November 2017 ruled that followers of faiths outside the 6 recognized religions are allowed to state "Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan YME in their national identity cards, as a 7th category for Aliran Kepercayaan after judicial review launched by followers of Marapu religion, the Parmalim, Kaharingan, and.

Examples

Sumatra

Java

Lesser Sunda Islands

Kalimantan

Sulawesi

Maluku Islands

  • Naurus

Papua