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Mix and Mash - A re-examination of religious syncretism
Authors: Joss Tess
Year: 2017
Type of publication: ostatní - konference, koncert
Publisher name: EASR (European Association for the Study of Religion)
Page from-to: nestránkováno
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eng Mix and Mash - A re-examination of religious syncretism The concept of Syncretism has been revisited and reconsidered a few times. While the concept itself enjoys periodic revisions, the context in which it is generally applied escapes scrutiny. When we talk of religious syncretism we assume that it is the mixing of aspects from diverse religions. However, the social sciences now, has begun to take into account that religion is not a culturally universal phenomenon. Which means, the taken for granted assumption that there are religions in all cultures which have their own sets of belief systems fails. In such a scenario it becomes necessary to examine what exactly we have been describing as syncretism in various religions. India is known for being home to many syncretic systems. But according to the theory put forward by the discipline of Comparative Science of Cultures, India has no native religions of its own. How then can we ascertain what constitutes to making something a syncretic tradition and what does not. Additionally, what happens to the Semitic religions that have been brought to this country? Who is to say that we are not committing a category mistake when we sweep these instances of “mixing” under the blanket of Syncretism? In doing so, we fail to explore the transformation that a Semitic religion might undergo in the process of taking root in a culture with no native religion. The lack of an understanding of what syncretism stands for disables us from having any meaningful discussion on the subject matter. What this paper attempts to do is to take the notion of syncretism seriously and examine its applicability in the Indian context. In a broader sense it will be an attempt at examining the very notion of religious syncretism and whether it is even a possibility. Syncretism; Religious syncretism; Syncretism in Christianity; Mixing

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