TRADITIONAL THEOLOGY SPARE MAYBRAT IMIAN SAWIAT WIYON-WOFLE FACTS AND MYTHS BETWEEN THE FORGOTTEN

TRADITIONAL THEOLOGY

SPARE MAYBRAT IMIAN SAWIAT WIYON-WOFLE

FACTS AND MYTHS BETWEEN THE FORGOTTEN

by

Hamah Sagrim

Community Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, quite thick with shades of spirituality associated with the ancestors. No one did, although in the society Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, himself already embraced many religions recognized by the government. Looking back several hundred years ago, that public life can not be separated from belief in ancestors. From this ancestral beliefs, community Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, especially graphically build their religious lives.

Ancestors, for the people Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, regarded as a bercikal going. This means that the ancestor is believed to be manifestations of a community of people who are growing up to the establishment of a system in it. Community development process to the public life of the most fundamental, namely trust. Society needs the means to arrive at that gives life and all natural (the source of ultimate reality). This confidence building, not separated from the ancestral role entrusted to give comfort and a better life. Adopted any religion, including those held by the community Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, Papua today, will never escape the element of trust in the ancestors.

Then what to do with the title above? In the area Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, South Sorong regency and district Maybrat, there is a growing belief in the community. In this region, there is the belief that the embrace by the local population as a Religion, and there are certain locations where Wiyon-Wofle silence. In this place also the traditional tribal Maybrat Theolog, Imian, oil this, making it as a means of concentration called the death cult or hdan, mber wiyon, shafla death. This activity developed over the years without disturbance. After entering the nineteenth century where the people Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat considered as a transition century of faith and trust.

From this story, or mythology, the conclusion must be drawn that, the history of traditional theology wiyon-wofle (tribal religions) in the region Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, reliable, and is a traditional belief. Also developed a conviction about the embryo from the community Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, Papua. It was to prove a myth or story that develops in this community are not so difficult because there can be a time when requested (currently being conducted in secret in a remote village). And the local community strongly believes in the theology Wiyon-Wofle were hereditary. They heard from their ancestors first. A story that developed in the community can be trusted as fact or myth, depending on the point of view we analyze.

For example the fact, that this story developed very strong and long buried in the community. Apart from the added or reduced the story of religion's presence in the region Maybrat tribe, Imian, Sawiat, Wiyon-Wofle. Both these stories can be linked to each other from the background of modern Christianity and God as the supreme reality. First, it could be as a story that people Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, the people of God in which God comes to them as Wiyon-Wofle. Second, quite a lot of people Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, which Wiyon-Wofle religion. Wiyon-Wofle community is called wiyon-Na Ra wofle, most of them found in the outlying townships Maybrat, Imian, Sawiat, Papua (mostly found in rural village / village)

With concrete evidence, the community at large would give a different perception. With the religious buildings such as k'wiyon-bol wofle and trust in these Regions, so-so we give great rewards. Because there are things that can be learned from a multiculturalism. That openness will be a difference and respect. But whatever it is, would we have to appreciate the story that develops as a token of respect to the values of religiosity in the middle of Maybrat tribes, Imian, Sawiat, West Papua.

HAMAH SAGRIM AKUT HARIEN MARA, Senin, 26 Oktober 2009