Alifuru beliefs
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Alifuru beliefs are the indigenous spiritual traditions of several Austronesian groups in eastern Indonesia, centered on ancestor veneration, nature spirits, and ritual practices tied to the land and community.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian belief system
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indigenous religion ⓘ spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Alune people
NERFINISHED
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Manusela people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuaulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ternate people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tidore people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wemale people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Halmahera Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maluku Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Seram Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective identity of the clan
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kinship with ancestral spirits ⓘ ritual reciprocity with nature ⓘ taboos related to sacred places ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
guardian spirits of places
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ritual specialists or shamans ⓘ sacred ancestral land ⓘ |
| hasCoreElement |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
community-based rituals ⓘ nature spirit worship ⓘ ritual practices tied to land ⓘ sacred relationship with forests ⓘ sacred relationship with mountains ⓘ sacred relationship with rivers ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
partially syncretized with Christianity
ⓘ
partially syncretized with Islam ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
agricultural rituals
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healing rituals ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ sacrifice to ancestral spirits ⓘ spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austronesian cosmology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local ecological conditions ⓘ |
| linkedTo | adat (customary law) in Maluku ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
harmony with community
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respect for ancestors ⓘ respect for customary law ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Alifuru communities ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf |
indigenous peoples of Halmahera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Maluku ⓘ indigenous peoples of Seram ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Moluccas ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
loss of traditional lands
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modernization ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ |
| worldview |
ancestor-based cosmology
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
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