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Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism

The Politics of Religious Synthesis
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Syncretism - the synthesis of different religious traditions - 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 authorizing 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.
Release date NZ
October 6th, 1994
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Charles Stewart
  • Edited by Rosalind Shaw
Pages
236
Dimensions
138x216x23
ISBN-13
9780415111164
Product ID
5789393

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