Polyontologism: When "Syncretism" Does Not Suffice

This article challenges the common assumption that the framework of "syncretism" (in terms of hybridity or blending) neatly characterizes pluralist religious practices. My case study from coastal Kenya suggests that in some communities, religious pluralism may preserve discontinuity betwee...

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Main Author: McIntosh, Janet 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 112-120
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Giriama / Ritual / Religious pluralism / Syncretism / Belief in spirits / Islam
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BB Indigenous religions
BJ Islam
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBC Doctrine of God
RC Liturgy
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Summary:This article challenges the common assumption that the framework of "syncretism" (in terms of hybridity or blending) neatly characterizes pluralist religious practices. My case study from coastal Kenya suggests that in some communities, religious pluralism may preserve discontinuity between loci of religious power, a model I call "polyontologism."
ISSN:2165-5413
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions