Opinion piece: on syncretism as image for global union and on the spectre of difference ; comments on the abstract of session 10 of the conference of the international society for the sociology of religion
The concepts of "syncretism" and of "difference" have become increasingly important in the past few years, as a long period after World War II, in which mass migrations of labourers from "the south", both in Europe and in North America, and some migration of academicall...
| Published in: | Sociology international journal |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MedCrave Group
2018
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Sociology international journal
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Multi-cultural society
/ Syncretism
/ Disparity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Bantu Traditional Religion
B Ritual Studies B Syncretism Studies |
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| Summary: | The concepts of "syncretism" and of "difference" have become increasingly important in the past few years, as a long period after World War II, in which mass migrations of labourers from "the south", both in Europe and in North America, and some migration of academically qualified people, have profoundly changed societies and cultures here. Some cultural elements of these immigrants have been enthusiastically received as enrichment of local culture. A spirit of "multiculturalism" emerged. In Brazil this played out in the attitude of white and middle class milieus towards the African and Amerindian parts of the population and their distinct cultures. Their integration towards a comprehensive and thus genuine Brazilian-ness was sought. The Afro-Brazilian syncretistic religions were perceived enthusiastically as symbols and manifestations of such inspiring mergers by authors in Brazil and abroad, especially by Roger Bastide. Syncretism thus became an ideal of cultural and political significance. Over the past decade the mood has swung in Europe and in North America, with tendencies towards "de-limitation" and emphasis on difference becoming prevalent. On this background the announcement of the thematic session of the conference of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR), in Lausanne, 4th-7th July, 2017 deserves a critical reading as to the more concise meaning of the concept of "syncretism" and its relation to issues of structure, identity and difference. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-4470 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology international journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15406/sij.2018.02.00091 |