Preserving Prophet Adam's legacy in West Java KANEKES, West Java (JP): We just want to preserve Prophet Adams legacy, Sadim said flatly. Although the 25-year old Sadim was trying to smile, the effort did not seem to change his expression. Sadim is serious. He is not just referring to the Outer Baduys tradition of wearing headbands and plain white shirts, or why they dont smoke or use modern goods like radios, televisions, clocks or tables and chairs.

Towards a Baduy-troika The Baduy of West Java have so far been able to resist outside influences and hold strongly to their age-old traditions. This may not be the case in the future, especially since its youths find it hard not to be tempted by so-called modernism. The Jakarta Post contributors Diah Purnomowati and Ivan Haris and photographer Rully Kesuma tell of their recent trip to the land of the Baduy in the following story and four others on page 7.