Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 167-173
Mythology and the Belief System of Sunda Wiwitan: A Theological Review in Cisolok of Sukabumi Regency of West Java, Indonesia
Tita Rostitawati
Department of Philosophy, State Islamic University of Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
This study examined the mythology and belief systems adopted by the Sunda Wiwitan community that were factually related to the credo system that was considered sacred in a belief. Researcher in collecting data using interviews, observation, and literature review methods. The process of data analysis was done with qualitative data analysis techniques. In the process of analyzing research data, the researcher organized data, grouped data, and analyzed narratively. The results showed that the Sunda Wiwitan belief system worshiped ancestral spirits as an elevated entity. Aside from worshiping ancestors, Sunda Wiwitan also had a God who was often called Sang Hyang Kersa. Adherents of SundaWiwitan live modestly, only to be able to work in the fields, grew rice, with peace and prosperity. Sunda Wiwitan religion expresses symbolic meanings in the socio-cultural relations and cosmology of Sundanese nature.
Keywords: Mythology, Belief System. Sunda Wiwitan, Theology
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