of different religious systems . 95 0 obj <> Appligent AppendPDF Pro 5.5 <> Others have strongly rejected it as devaluing and compromising precious and genuine distinctions; examples include post-Exile Second Temple Judaism, Islam, and most of Protestant Christianity. More resembling a personality cult than a religion, it had no sacred scriptures, no priestly hierarchy, and fewer than 20 disciples, all hand-picked by Akbar himself. 56 0 obj ... American English has incorporated various elements from African-Americans and Latin in originality. University of Florida. <> Syncretism involves the merging or assimilation of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. • Describe how the devotion to the Virgen de Guadalupe has maintained indigenous religious traditions in Latin America through religious syncretism. [further explanation needed][citation needed]. While the country’s official religion is Catholicism, much of the campo (countryside) practices a form of religious syncretism that employs potions, rites, and prayers that are meant to bring good fortune to one’s life. <> The Kushite kings who ruled Upper Egypt for approximately a century and the whole of Egypt for approximately 57 years, from 721 to 664 BC, constituting the Twenty-fifth Dynasty in Manetho's Aegyptiaca, developed a syncretic worship identifying their own god Dedun with the Egyptian Osiris. More likely as an etymology is sun- ("with") plus kerannumi ("mix") and its related noun, "krasis," "mixture.". 300 ce). Similar identifications were made by missionaries at other locations in the Americas and Africa whenever they encountered a local belief in a Supreme God or Supreme Spirit of some kind. These social aspects can incorporate issues such as religious practices, cultural practices, linguistics and … endstream Even in Santo Domingo, the markets sell … uuid:3c156ca2-ab49-11b2-0a00-f041225bff7f <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 15 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj Some religious movements have embraced overt syncretism, such as the case of melding Shintō beliefs into Buddhism or the supposed amalgamation of Germanic and Celtic pagan views into Christianity during its spread into Gaul, Ireland, Britain, Germany and Scandinavia. Religious syncretism is often talked about in the integration of Catholicism and native religions during colonial times, but syncretism happened centuries before the Spanish set foot in Latin America. He cites the example of the Cretans, who compromised and reconciled their differences and came together in alliance when faced with external dangers. It … Gainesvolle Florida , U.S.A. Syncretism denotes the meeting, mixing , and blending of the sociocultural components. • Make reference to the course readings (ATTACHED), the film The Other Conquest, … Religions may have syncretic elements to their beliefs or history, but adherents of so-labeled systems often frown on applying the label, especially adherents who belong to "revealed" religious systems, such as the Abrahamic religions, or any system that exhibits an exclusivist approach. The English word is first attested in the early 17th century,[1] from Modern Latin syncretismus, drawing on Greek συγκρητισμός (synkretismos), supposedly meaning "Cretan federation", but this is a spurious etymology from the naive idea in Plutarch's 1st-century AD essay on "Fraternal Love (Peri Philadelphias)" in his collection Moralia (2.490b). "[6] Others such as Jerry H. Bentley, however, have argued that syncretism has also helped to create cultural compromise. The ancient civilizations would The modern, rational non-pejorative connotations of syncretism arguably date from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie articles: Eclecticisme and Syncrétistes, Hénotiques, ou Conciliateurs. endobj Overt syncretism in folk belief may show cultural acceptance of an alien or previous tradition, but the "other" cult may survive or infiltrate without authorized syncresis. Prince 9.0 rev 5 (www.princexml.com) 12 0 obj 59 0 obj endobj 13 0 obj The word Syncretism is first attested in English in 1618 and is derived from modern Latin syncretismus, drawing on Greek συvκρητισμός (synkretismos), meaning "a union of communities".. following images is the syncretism that took place. Artistic Syncretism in Latin America: From Olmec to Spanish Colonialism Sometimes the state itself sponsored such new movements, such as the Living Church founded in Soviet Russia and the German Evangelical Church in Nazi Germany, chiefly to stem all outside influences. This can occur for many reasons, and the latter scenario happens quite commonly in areas where multiple religious traditions exist in proximity and function actively in a culture, or when a culture is conquered, and the conquerors bring their religious beliefs with them, but do not succeed in entirely eradicating the old beliefs or (especially) practices. endobj Keith Ferdinando notes that the term "syncretism" is an elusive one,[4] and can apply to refer to substitution or modification of the central elements of a religion by beliefs or practices introduced from elsewhere. Erasmus probably coined the modern usage of the Latin word in his Adagia ("Adages"), published in the winter of 1517–1518, to designate the coherence of dissenters in spite of their differences in theological opinions. endobj D) Christian saints replacing pre-Christian gods, and celebration of Carnival in Brazil E) All of the choices are examples of syncretic religion in Latin America syncretism in latin america • Discuss the role of syncretism and religious conversion in the film The Other Conquest. <> <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 15 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> <> Diderot portrayed syncretism as the concordance of eclectic sources. La Zona Colonial, or the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo is a historical district that contains many vestiges of Spanish rule. x��Zms���������x�xѤ�(�_���6V�q�~�H�DM 4 J��������.Qu�"_��D ����>��.>.�T*&X��SŚ������:+.�a�1<1촄�^��ټ���}r}�����?���[������X�u��7po�c�#4���ǒ�yv������J�O�ۻ+� B) the celebration of Carnival in Brazil C) The Mayan practice of paying tribute to underworld spirits is replicated through building shrines to favorite Catholic saints. <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 15 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> In Andean America, the expansion and formation of institutional religions first emerged alongside the foundation of Cuzco and the dawning of the Inca Empire. In addition, Gisbert goes back to Saint Augustine's thesis to explain religious syncretism in South America and states that "for the 16th Century Spaniard it was difficult to accept that God had left all of humanity in complete ignorance of the truths of faith with the … endobj LATIN AMERICA. T. Lynn Smith. Because of its early history of Spanish colonization and rule, the official religion of the Dominican Republic is Catholicism. "And that is their so-called Syncretism [Union of Cretans]". <> 9 0 obj In modern secular society, religious innovators sometimes construct new faiths or key tenets syncretically, with the added benefit or aim of reducing inter-religious discord.