Marapu belief system

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The Marapu belief system is an indigenous ancestral and nature worship tradition of the Sumba people in Indonesia, characterized by megalithic tombs, ritual ceremonies, and a strong emphasis on harmony between humans, spirits, and the natural world.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Marapu religion 7
Marapu belief system canonical 1
Marapu cosmology 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancestral belief system
animist tradition
indigenous religion
coreBelief harmony between humans, spirits, and nature
veneration of ancestors
worship of nature spirits
country Indonesia
deityType ancestral spirits
guardian spirits
nature spirits
ethnicGroup Sumba people
hasConcept middle world of humans
reciprocity between humans and spirits
ritual purity
sacred time for rituals
taboo observance
underworld of spirits
upper world of deities and ancestors
hasPractice agricultural rituals
divination
funerary rituals
healing rituals
oath taking rituals
ritual ceremonies
ritual feasting
sacrifice of animals
spirit mediumship
hasRitualObject betel nut offerings
ceremonial swords
gold ornaments
ritual drums
sacrificial animals
traditional textiles
hasRitualSpecialist ritual priest
spirit medium
village elder
hasSymbol ancestral graves
megalithic tombs
sacred houses
sacred stones
sacred trees
influences ritual calendar of Sumba people
social organization of Sumba people
traditional law of Sumba people
isPartOf Austronesian indigenous religions
legalStatus recognized as a belief system in Indonesia
region Sumba Island
linked to: Sumba
threatenedBy conversion to world religions
modernization
worshipPlace megalithic grave sites
sacred natural sites
traditional Sumbanese houses

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southwest Sumba Regency hasReligion Marapu belief system
Lamboya district majorReligion Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Lamboya district hasTraditionalReligion Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Praijing hasCulturalTradition Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Tarung religion Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Marapu priests religion Marapu indigenous religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Marapu ritual calendar religiousTradition Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Wewewa people religion Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Wewewa people traditionalReligion Marapu religion
linked to: Marapu belief system
Lamboya people traditionalBeliefSystem Marapu cosmology
linked to: Marapu belief system