Abstract
This essay attempts to portray the Spirit's personality to Minahasan Christian with its ancestral spirits tradition. Minahasan culture contains rich beliefs and rituals relate to ancestral spirits activities. This work prepares Minahasan Christian's practice such as kampetan, foso, mu'kur, and mumper together with the Spirit's personality throughout the Scripture. In the next stage, the Spirit's personality seeks an opportunity to engage with Minahasan Christian. However, intelligence, wisdom, and skill of the Spirit share possibility and constructive contribution toward ancestral spirit beliefs of Minahasan Christian. On the flip side, Minahasan culture openly receives works, characters, features, and impacts rather than a real figure and appearance of the Spirit. In conclusion, the Spirit's personality is not in conflict with the indigenous tradition. In contrast, it offers a new perspective and acts as a companion or partner of ancestral spirits tradition.
Highlights
Minahasan culture contains beliefs and rituals relate to ancestral spirit activities, such as kampetan, foso, mu'kur, and mumper that negotiated with the Spirit’s personality of the Holy Book
In Indonesia, the Minahasan people are more open and welcome to strangers compare to other indigenous tribes
The people of Minahasa have a special concept called ‘tou’, which means “man”. It contains the meaning of humanity. This concept suggests that strangers should respect the culture and life system of the Minahasan people
Summary
In Indonesia, the Minahasan people are more open and welcome to strangers compare to other indigenous tribes. The existing practice of ancestral spirits rituals will be explored to understand how Minahasan Christian reflects such beliefs in the community. The spirits require cap tikus,[14] tobacco, and scripture as their ritual features.[15] It implies how Minahasan Christians maintain their ancient belief. They conduct a ritual to gain instruction and value of life, equips human beings as the mediator for ancestral spirits, and employs Christian features to give modern sense toward such activities. Human beings need to respect and share adoration to them as the ancestors.[19] These beliefs and traditions construct the identity of Minahasan but dangers the existence of Christian doctrine, especially on pneumatology. The other meaning of bara closely relates to creation as blessing and cleansing
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