Religion in Indonesia

religion in the country

overview of the role of Buddhism in Indonesia

Javanese art, culture, traditions, attitudes, rituals and philosophies.

Indonesian ethnic religion

Kaharingan is an indigenous animistic folk religion of the Dayak people such as Katingan, Lawangan, Ma'anyan, Ngaju, Ot Danum, and Meratus peoples, native to the provinces of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Indonesian community of atheists

Indonesian nationalist movement founded by Surontiko Samin in north-central Java, Indonesia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

The term Parmalim or malim describes the followers of the Malim religion (Ugamo Malim or Batak nation religion), the modern form of the traditional Batak religion. People who are not familiar with the Batak language may erroneously assume Parmalim is the name of the religion rather than its practitioners.

The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumba) is a form of ancestral religion that is practiced mainly in the island of Sumba in Indonesia, as well as in remote areas of Flores. Both the Christians and Muslims on these islands tend to combine their faiths with Marapu. Since Marapu, like Kaharingan of the Dayaks, is not an official religion of Indonesia, and all Indonesian citizens are required to identify as a member of one of the religions sanctioned by law, members have chosen either Christianity or Islam to self identify. This religion initially developed among the Mbojo people (ancie