Sycretism in Religion
Subtitle: A Reader
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 27, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780415973618
First sentence: The idea that religion, culture and ethnicity are pure entities, which may become mixed when in encounter, just as when biological organisms crossbreed, is an idea that relates to the traditional definition of syncretism.
Description: Long a fascinating but problematic category of religious studies, "syncretism" is an elastic term that describes a wide range of practices characterized by the mixing or overlap of traditions. Syncretism in Religion offers the student a broad selection of essays, both classical contributions to the study of syncretism and new essays commissioned especially for this volume. Some important selections appear here in English for the first time. Also included is a list of references for further reading.--Publisher.