Aliran kepercayaan

Aliran Kepercayaan is the formal expression of kebatinan or religiously syncretic Javanism in Indonesia. A set of religious practices, Aliran Kepercayann has recently been rejected by the United Development Party [PPP] heterodoxy.

Kebatinan can be described as an amalgam of animist, Hindu-Buddhist, and Islamic (especially Sufi) mystical elements that combine to form Javanese mysticism. As a body of belief, kebatinan is officially recognized in the 1945 Indonesian constitution; however, to avoid recognizning it as a formal religion, it is administered by the Department of Education and Culture rather than by the Department of Religious Affairs.

The Indonesian Government the right of existence of Aliran Kepercayann as long as they do not upset the public order or offend the sensitivities of the followers of the major religions.

The US State Department's [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51512.htm "International Religious Freedom Report 2005 (Indonesia)"] states:

Sizeable populations in Java, Kalimantan, and Papua practice animism and other types of traditional belief systems termed "Aliran Kepercayaan." Many of those who practice Kepercayaan describe it as more of a meditation-based spiritual path than a religion. Some animists combine their beliefs with one of the government-recognized religions.

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* [http://www.photius.com/countries/indonesia/government/indonesia_government_peoples_consultativ~30.html Article on Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)]