Javanism
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Javanism, or Javanese folk religion is an umbrella term referring to the main native Javan folk or ethnic religion,[1] traditionally adhered by the main Javan ethnic (the Javanese), invented and originally practiced in the central–southern (to the eastern) hemisphere regions of the Indonesian island of Java. The Javanism has two main religious denomination, namely Kapitayan and Kejawèn. Javanism is one of the legal recognized folk religions in its own origin country (Indonesia), as well as another countries with significant Javanese diaspora population, such as Suriname in South America. Javanism has complex religious virtues and values deeply rooted from the ancient Javanese cultural traditions and philosophy. Adherents of Javanism are called Javanists.[1]
Javanism | |
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Type | Folk/ethnic religion |
Region | Worldwide |
Language | Old Javanese (used in rituals) and Javanese (with various dialects) |
Headquarters | Central–southern Java |
Origin | c. 300,000 BCE Java |
Recognition | Officially recognized as one of the folk religions in Indonesia and Suriname |
Separations |
Javanists believe that human race was evolved from the single ancestral source who were sent down to earth from the sky above. In Javanism belief, the word "jawa(h)" (ꦗꦮꦃ) itself, which is the endonym term commonly used as an ethnonym could be roughly translated as "descended [from the sky]", simply because the Javanese believes that their ancestor descended from the sky above; apart from ethnonym and designated as their native island's name, it is also still used (in Modern Javanese) to describe anything that comes from the sky (such as rain, meteors, etc.).
According to the Javanism religious belief, the Java Island back then was not located in its exact location as it is today, it is believed that Java was adrift on the ocean until it hits to another stable and wider landmass. That is also how mountainous regions were formed in Javanism belief, as recorded in various ancient Javanese manuscripts. This is the reason why the Javanists usually would held a huge charity of harvest annually, as a form gratitude because the Java Island finally landed safely and produce abundant of natural resources due to its fertile volcanic soil. Interestingly, these Javanism religious belief is in-line with the modern Pangaea theory.