The Reciprocal Relationship of Syncretism and Fundamentalism from the Early History of Religion to Modernity
The history of religions from early ages to modernity presents two phenomena in a dynamic tension. On the one hand, the phenomenon of syncretism results from the mutual encounters of different religions and their competing struggles for dominance. As indigenous religions continue on in history, they...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2000
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Anno: 2000, Volume: 11, Pagine: 23-35 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Scienze sociali
B Religionswissenschaften B Religion & Gesellschaft B Storia delle religioni |
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| Riepilogo: | The history of religions from early ages to modernity presents two phenomena in a dynamic tension. On the one hand, the phenomenon of syncretism results from the mutual encounters of different religions and their competing struggles for dominance. As indigenous religions continue on in history, they carry along a partial absorption of a religion of the Book. The phenomenon of absorption continues to show an ongoing development in postcolonial history. The phenomenon of fundamentalism may be seen as a complementary phenomenon to that of syncretism. Fundamentalism in general opposes imposition of religious ideas from outside. Fundamentalisms react to meeting a new religion by a stiffening of observance of the letter of the law. Today fundamentalisms focus their attention on a strong reaction against incorporating modernity and its ideologies into the core belief system. |
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| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004493278_004 |
