Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism: The Politics of Religious Synthesis (European Association of Social Anthropologists)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 240 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134833948
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203451090, 9780415111164, 9780415111171
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 03/23/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Charles Stewart and Rosalind Shaw, selection and editorial material
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Rosalind Shaw
- Edited by:
- Charles Stewart