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Syncretism
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The term syncretism classically refers to some sort of mixture in the domain of religion (its origins in ancient Greek culture are immaterial to the vicissitudes of its modern usage). The term has, however, been largely rejected as a meaningful descriptive category through the realization that all religions have been in a perpetual state of mixing. Yet there are reasons to restore syncretism as an important element in the acculturation and modernization of religions and as a useful framew…
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2024-01-19
