Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism: The Politics of Religious Synthesis
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Syncretism - the synthesis of different religious - is a contentious word. Some regard it as a pejorative term, referring to local versions of notionally standard world religions' which are deemed inauthentic' because saturated with indigenous content. Syncretic versions of Christianity do not conform to official' (read European') models. In other contexts however, the syncretic amalgamation of religions may be validated as a mode of resistance to colonial hegemony, a sign of cultural survival, or as a means of authorising political dominance in a multicultural state.
In Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism the contributors explore the issues of agency and power which are integral to the very process of syncretism and to the competing discourses surrounding the term.
In Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism the contributors explore the issues of agency and power which are integral to the very process of syncretism and to the competing discourses surrounding the term.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:041511117X
ISBN13:9780415111171
Release Date:October 1994
Publisher:Routledge
Length:236 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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