Umfang:
x, 286 Seiten ;
,
25 cm.
ISBN:
9780197532195
Serie:
Reflection and theory in the study of religion
Inhalt:
"Studying the history of syncretism's use indicates wider interpretative problems in religious studies and theology regarding race and revelation. It also indicates the importance of seeing "tradition" as adaptive and amalgamating rather than static. In theology and religious studies alike, discourses of syncretism are positioned within racialized perceptions which construct a center and periphery based upon white European knowledge. In Christian theology more specifically, syncretism's use also shows ways that theologians try to protect the category of divine revelation from human interference, leading to interpretative problems that sidestep material history"--
Weitere Ausg.:
Online version Kane, Ross Syncretism and Christian tradition New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2020 ISBN 9780197532218
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Christentum
;
Synkretismus
;
Religiöser Pluralismus
;
Globalisierung
;
Religionswissenschaft
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