Syncretism in ReligionA Reader
Edited by: Anita Leopold, Jeppe Sinding Jensen
Series: Critical Categories in the Study of Religion Paperback Price £19.99 |    |
Description
'This is a much-needed and thoughtfully structured anthology. It offers the reader a sampling of new directions that theories of syncretism are taking,
rather than merely collecting older material. I have no doubt that Syncretism: A Reader will be received with much enthusiasm by scholars in a variety of disciplines and that it will become the text of choice for teaching about religious syncretism for years to come.'
Terry Rey, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, Florida International University, Miami
'...a good beginning to promote theoretical explorations and empirical research on this most important topic.'Anthropos: International Review of Anthropology and Linguistics
Syncretism in Religion is a selection of essays for students and scholars on the many phenomena that come under the heading of 'syncretism'. It is a volume committed to solving the problems of syncretism instead of abolishing the category, which has for so long been controversial in scholarship. The selection is mainly theoretically oriented in order to get behind the many problems in the debate. Introductions to the sections of the volume separate the different issues of syncretism, as presented in the essays, into different levels of analysis. This gives the reader a clear view of the complex history and the problems of the subject, as well as a key by which to examine the subject. The volume concludes with an analytical model that advances a new theory of syncretism. The general introduction and the conclusion form 'a book in the book' which will increase its utility in classroom use. The selection represents the classical contributions and issues as well as some less well known. Some important contributions appear for the first time in English and some are of the essay are new and have been commissioned for this book. Included is a list of references for further reading in addition to the references that accompany each essay. Anyone with an interest in religious and cultural history, contact and change will benefit greatly from reading the important essays in Syncretism in Religion.
'This is a much-needed and thoughtfully structured anthology. It offers the reader a sampling of new directions that theories of syncretism are taking,
rather than merely collecting older material. I have no doubt that Syncretism: A Reader will be received with much enthusiasm by scholars in a variety of disciplines and that it will become the text of choice for teaching about religious syncretism for years to come.'
Terry Rey, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, Florida International University, Miami
'...a good beginning to promote theoretical explorations and empirical research on this most important topic.'Anthropos: International Review of Anthropology and Linguistics
Syncretism in Religion is a selection of essays for students and scholars on the many phenomena that come under the heading of 'syncretism'. It is a volume committed to solving the problems of syncretism instead of abolishing the category, which has for so long been controversial in scholarship. The selection is mainly theoretically oriented in order to get behind the many problems in the debate. Introductions to the sections of the volume separate the different issues of syncretism, as presented in the essays, into different levels of analysis. This gives the reader a clear view of the complex history and the problems of the subject, as well as a key by which to examine the subject. The volume concludes with an analytical model that advances a new theory of syncretism. The general introduction and the conclusion form 'a book in the book' which will increase its utility in classroom use. The selection represents the classical contributions and issues as well as some less well known. Some important contributions appear for the first time in English and some are of the essay are new and have been commissioned for this book. Included is a list of references for further reading in addition to the references that accompany each essay. Anyone with an interest in religious and cultural history, contact and change will benefit greatly from reading the important essays in Syncretism in Religion.
Contents
Preface
Sources
Part I: General Introduction
Part II: The Historical Background of the Term Syncretism: The Problem of Definition
Introduction
1. Hans Kippenberg: In Praise of Syncretism: The Beginnings of Christianity Conceived in the Light of a Diagnosis of Modern Culture
2. Hendrik Kraemer: Syncretism
3. Robert Baird: Syncretism and the History of Religions
4. Michael Pye: Syncretism and Ambiguity
5. Kurt Rudolph: Syncretism - from Theological Invective to a Concept in the Study of Religion
Part III: Syncretism: The Dynamics of Religion
Introduction
1. Gerardus van der Leeuw: The Dynamic of Relgions. Syncretism. Mission
2. Hendrik M. Vroom: Syncretism and Dialogue: A Philosophical Analysis
3. Roger Bastide: Problems of Religious Syncretism
Part IV: Religions in Contact: Power, Syncretism and Creolization
Introduction
1. Andrew Apter: Herskovit's Heritage: Rethinking Syncretism in the African Diaspora
2. Carlos Guillermo Wilson: The Caribbean: Marvelous Cradle-Hammock and Painful Cornucopia
3. Gustavo Benavides: Syncretism and Legitimacy in Latin American Religion
4. Andre Droogers: Syncretism, Power, Play
5. Armin W. Geertz: Worlds in Collusion: On Social Strategies and Misrepresentations as Forces of Syncretism in Euro-American and Native American Affairs
Part V: Category Problems and Theoretical Suspense
Introduction
1. Charles Stewart: Relocating Syncretism in Social Science Discourse
2. Luther H. Martin: Syncretism, Historicism, and Cognition: A Response to Michael Pye
3. Ulrich Berner: The Concept of 'Syncretism': An Instrument of Historical Insight/Discovery?
Part VI: Current Approaches to Syncretism in the Study of Religion
Introduction
1. Timothy Light: Orthosyncretism: An Account of Melding in Religion
2. Panayotis Pachis: Religious Tendencies in Greece at the Dawn of the 21st Century - An Approach to Contemporary Greek Reality
3. Kirstine Munk: Medicine-men, Modernity and Magic: Syncretism as an Explanatory Category to Recent Religious Responses and Magical Practices among Urban Blacks in Contemporary South Africa
Part VII: Conclusion
Appendix: List of References to Further Reading on Syncretism
Specifications
| ISBN-10 (Paperback) | 1904768652 |
| ISBN-13 (Paperback) | 9781904768654 |
| Price (Paperback) | £19.99 |
| Publication Date | October 2004 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Size | 244 x 169mm |
| Illustrations | 4 line drawings |
| Readership | undergraduates |
| Availability | Available in North American from Routledge NY. |
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