“De vuelta al baile del sincretismo”: un diálogo con Pierre Sanchis = "Back to the dance of syncretism" : a dialogue with Pierre Sanchis

Since the fourties, Brazilian sociologists and anthropologist adopted theconcept of syncretism in their studies on Afro-Brazilian religions. At the end ofthe seventies, however, this concept was abandoned after being criticized as partof ruling classes’ ideology, and as a tool of cultural imposition...

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Published in:Ciencias sociales y religión
Subtitles:"Back to the dance of syncretism"
Main Author: Mariz, Cecília Loreto (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Spanish
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Published: Asociación de Cientistas Sociales de la Religión del Mercosur 2005
In: Ciencias sociales y religión
Year: 2005, Volume: 7, Issue: 7, Pages: 189-201
Further subjects:B Pierre Sanchis
B Catholicism
B Global culture
B Syncretism
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Summary:Since the fourties, Brazilian sociologists and anthropologist adopted theconcept of syncretism in their studies on Afro-Brazilian religions. At the end ofthe seventies, however, this concept was abandoned after being criticized as partof ruling classes’ ideology, and as a tool of cultural imposition. Among of themain contributions of Pierre Sanchis’ work, his proposal of rehabilitation of thisconcept stands out. This article examines some aspects of Sanchis’ discussion onsyncretism.
ISSN:1982-2650
Contains:Enthalten in: Ciencias sociales y religión
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.22456/1982-2650.2284