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1 day ago · The religions professed by citizens in Indonesia are: Islam, Christianity [Protestantism], Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Kong Fuzi (Confucianism). This can be proved in the history of development of Religions in Indonesia.
2 days ago · Indonesia - Religion, Beliefs, Animism: Nearly nine-tenths of the Indonesian population professes Islam. There are, however, pockets of Christians scattered throughout the country, particularly in Flores, Timor, northern Celebes, the interior of Kalimantan, and the Moluccas.
3 days ago · Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, with 87.06% of the Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslims, based on civil registry data in 2023.
2 days ago · Indonesia is composed of some 17,500 islands, of which more than 7,000 are uninhabited. Almost three-fourths of Indonesia’s area is embraced by Sumatra, Kalimantan, and western New Guinea; Celebes, Java, and the Moluccas account for most of the country’s remaining area.
1 day ago · Hinduism was the dominant religion in the country before the arrival of Islam and is one of the six official religions of Indonesia today. Hinduism came to Indonesia in the 1st-century through Indian traders, sailors, scholars and priests.
Jun 11, 2024 · Confucianism has held an ambiguous and changing place in the official acceptance of Indonesian religions in Indonesia. In 1965 President Sukarno’s Old Order recognised six official religions: Islam; Hinduism; Buddhism; Catholicism and Protestantism; and Confucianism.
5 days ago · The entrance of the Brahmans into the Indonesian religious framework was likely paved by earlier Buddhist missionaries to the archipelago, who shared the Hindu concern for religious salvation. The perspectives of those who first listened to the Brahmans, however, were certainly informed by indigenous religious concepts.
