Syncretism in Religion: A Reader

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 Religionoffers 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.

General introduction	p. 2
The historical background of the term syncretism : the problem of definition
In praise of Syncretism : the beginnings of Christianity conceived in the light of a diagnosis of modern culture	p. 29
Syncretism	p. 39
Syncretism and the history of religions	p. 48
Syncretism and ambiguity	p. 59
Syncretism : from theological invective to a concept in the study of religion	p. 68
Syncretism : the dynamics of religion
The dynamism of religions : syncretism : mission	p. 98
Syncretism and dialogue : a philosophical analysis	p. 103
Problems of religious syncretism	p. 113
Religions in contact : power, syncretism, and Creolization
Herskovits's heritage : rethinking syncretism in the African diaspora	p. 160
The Caribbean : marvelous cradle-hammock and painful cornucopia	p. 185
Syncretism and legitimacy in Latin American religion	p. 194
Syncretism, power, play	p. 217
Worlds in collusion : on social strategies and misrepresentations as forces of syncretism in Euro-American and Native American affairs	p. 237
Category problems and theoretical suspense
Relocating syncretism in social science discourse	p. 264
Syncretism, historicism, and cognition : a response to Michael Pye	p. 286
The concept of "syncretism" : an instrument of historical insight/discovery?	p. 295
Current approaches to syncretism in the study of religion
Orthosyncretism : an account of melding in religion	p. 325
Religious tendencies in Greece at the dawn of the twenty-first century - an approach to contemporary Greek reality	p. 348
Medicine-men, modernity and magic : syncretism as an explanatory category to recent religious responses and magical practices among urban blacks in contemporary South Africa	p. 362
Conclusion	p. 376
Further reading on syncretism	p. 389
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