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Syncretism in the Cult of the Syrian Goddess

open access: yes, 2017
In this thesis, I have undertaken to analyse the effect upon the cult of the Syrian goddess of the process of religious syncretism, which occurred through contact between the Aramaic speaking people of the city sacred to the goddess: Hierapolis/ Mnbg ...
Moore, Lauren
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Brazilian religious syncretism

open access: yes, 2014
Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPqBased on questionings about the occurrence of syncretism as a social phenomenon, especially in Irmandade da Luz, this study aimed to describe and analyze some of the many ...
Silveira, Allice Toledo Lima da
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Can early Christian artworks from India reveal religious syncretism?

open access: yes
Neha highlights how the unique blend of European Christian iconography and Indian artistic traditions creates a rich cultural syncretism. Through her insightful analysis, she reveals how these artworks serve as enduring symbols of cultural integration ...
Khetrapal, Neha
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The Muslims of Kathmandu: A study of religious identity in a Hindu Kingdom

open access: yes, 2001
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This is a study of religious identity in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Fadzakir, Alfiani, Fadzakir, A.
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Christmas in Spain: Religious Syncretism Historical Review

open access: yes, 2021
 This paper considers the basic features of the festive culture of the Christmas cycle in Spain. It is shown that this series of party actions has born a range of successive layers, incorporating some features of the cultures, which existed on the ...
PAVLOVA, ANNA
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Jewish Teenagers’ Syncretism

open access: yes, 2010
With the rapid rise of Jewish interfaith marriage and the migration of Jews away from traditional Jewish neighborhoods, many Jewish teenagers in the U.S. have little interaction with other Jews and little exposure to the Jewish religion.
Schwadel, Philip
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Palm Sunday in central Mexico: among sellers, palms and syncretism. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2023
Briseño-Tellez JM   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Minimizing Religious Syncretism among the Chols

open access: yes, 1959
Syncretism is the tendency for new culture patterns to be combined and intermingled with existing patterns when they are adopted into a society. In one sense syncretism is an inevitable characteristic of any profound culture change, because change does ...
John Beekman
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Religious syncretism in Africa: Effects on cultural heritage and values

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia
The synthesis between Christianity and African traditional religion yields both favourable and unfavourable outcomes. To enhance and reinforce the African cultural heritage and values, it is important to discard the dehumanising and explicit elements ...
Elizabeth A. Odey   +3 more
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ON THE RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM OF THE ULAGAN TELENGITS

open access: yesField studies in the Upper Ob, Irtysh and Altai (archeology, ethnography, oral history and museology)
This work is a comprehensive study of religious changes and adaptation of the Orthodox faith among the Telengites of the Ulagan region of the Altai Republic. Special attention is paid to the syncretic nature of Telengite religiosity, which includes elements of traditional beliefs and customs.
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