Wetu Telu Islam

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Wetu Telu Islam is a syncretic form of Islam practiced by some Sasak communities in Lombok, Indonesia, blending Islamic beliefs with indigenous animist and Hindu-Buddhist traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf form of Islam
local religious practice
syncretic religious tradition
associatedFestival Perang Topat NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Sasak NERFINISHED
associatedWithSite Lingsar temple complex NERFINISHED
Pura Lingsar NERFINISHED
coexistsWith Balinese Hinduism in Lombok NERFINISHED
country Indonesia
derivesNameFrom Sasak phrase "wetu telu"
distinctFrom Waktu Lima Islam
emphasizes ritual practice over formal doctrine
follows Islamic beliefs
hasAlternativeName Wetu Telu NERFINISHED
hasBelief presence of guardian spirits
sacredness of mountains in Lombok
hasClericalFigure kyai
pemangku adat
hasConcept threefold division of religious obligations
hasPractice combined Islamic and adat life-cycle rituals
communal feasts linked to agricultural calendar
offerings at sacred springs and trees
historicalRoot contact with Javanese and Balinese cultures
early Islamization of Lombok
incorporates Hindu-Buddhist elements
indigenous Sasak animist traditions
influencedBy Sufi Islam NERFINISHED
local customary law (adat)
integrates local sacred places
pre-Islamic agricultural rituals
spirit beliefs
veneration of ancestors
languageOfRitual Indonesian language
Sasak language
nameMeaning "three times"
practicedBy Sasak people NERFINISHED
practicedIn Indonesia NERFINISHED
Lombok NERFINISHED
West Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
relatedTo Hindu-Buddhist religious heritage of Lombok
Indonesian folk Islam
ritualCenter local shrines
village mosque
subjectOf anthropological studies of Sasak religion
viewedByReformistsAs less orthodox form of Islam

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Sasak people religion Wetu Telu Islam