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REVISITING THE CONCEPT OF THE JAVANESE ISLAM: GENEALOGY, ACADEMIC REPRESENTATION, AND CULTURAL STRATEGY

Al-A'raf: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam dan Filsafat, 2021
This article aims to revisit the understanding of the concept of syncretic Javanese Islam, which scholars have much debated. From the genealogical search for the syncretic Javanese Islamic concept produced by missionaries and orientalists; mapping of the
Achmad Tohe
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’n Ou-Testamentiese perspektief op sinkretisme: Die aanbidding van die “God van die voorvaders” as gevallestudie 1

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2002
An Old Testament perspective on syncretism: The belief in the “God of the forefathers” as case study Although the term syncretism does not appear in the Old Testament, syncretism is widely seen as the process resulting from the contact of religions.
J. Beyers
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RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT IN THE CREATIVE HERITAGE OF THE GREAT REPRESENTATIVES OF KAZAKH AND INDIAN CULTURE (SHAKARIM, IQBAL)

Әл-Фараби Атындағы Қазақ Ұлттық Университеті хабаршы шығыстану сериясы, 2023
The article is devoted to the identification and analysis of the religious and philosophical context in the creative heritage of two great representatives of national cultures (Kazakh and Indian) - Shakarim and Iqbal.
Z.E. Iskakova
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Pico della Mirandola and the Presocratics [PDF]

, 2018
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494) decided to study all the ancient and medieval schools of philosophy, including the Pre-Socratics, in order to broaden his scope. Pico showed interest in ancient monists.
Steiris, Georgios
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Syncretism Narrative and the Use of Material Objects within Some Neo-Pentecostal Circles in Contemporary South Africa

Religions, 2023
African Pentecostal Christianity presents interconnectedness with African cultures, spiritualities, and religiosity in many ways. Among many other practices that demonstrate this interconnectedness is the use of material objects common within some ...
Themba Shingange
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Issues in Christian Encounters with Yoga: Exploring 3HO/Kundalini Yoga [PDF]

, 2017
The paper begins by drawing out current issues that have been raised by critics concerning the contemporary practice of Hindu postural types of yoga in western and specifically western Christian contexts, with some illustrative reference to contemporary ...
Stoeber, Michael
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Syncretism and Identity: The Integration of Lutheranism among the Mari People of Bashkortostan, Russia

Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions
Purpose of the Study: This study explores the intricate process of religious syncretism and identity transformation among the Mari people of Bashkortostan through the integration of Lutheranism into their traditional and Orthodox Christian practices ...
Alexander Klyashev, Ranus Sadikov
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Chinese Religious Syncretism in Macau [PDF]

, 2017
In this paper I address the phenomenon of syncretism with respect to Chinese religions. An analysis of the syncretism that takes place between the three major Chinese religious traditions is first done in its personal and social ...
Eh, Edmond
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Les contacts ethniques dans la Mésopotamie et les syncrétismes de la religion sumérienne

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1969
In this paper, the author explores ethnic relations in Mesopotamia and syncretism in Sumerian religion in the light of political and religious conflicts, and divine democracy.
J. Van Dijk
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On the problem of continuity: a theory of culture beyond invention Le problème de la continuité : une théorie de la culture au‐delà de l'invention

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists, in common with social theorists more generally, have often understood social life as an emergent phenomenon grounded in practices of creativity and improvisation. Where stasis and continuity feature, these are often presented as illusory manifestations of underlying processes of ‘invention’, or as external impositions upon otherwise ...
Paolo Heywood, Thomas Yarrow
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