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Combination of distinct beliefs or schools of thought
or well-established. She argues that the term "syncretism" presupposes that the religions that syncretism combines were "pure" and unchanging before being
Syncretism
Blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system
Religious syncretism is the blending of religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation of other beliefs into an existing religious tradition
Religious_syncretism
Politics combining elements from across the left–right spectrum
Political syncretism, or syncretic politics, combine elements from across the conventional left–right political spectrum. The main idea of syncretic politics
Political_syncretism
Combination of indigenous and Christian religious beliefs
University of Arizona. "Religious Syncretism in Colonial Mexico City". www.oerproject.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24. "Syncretism in Mexican and Mexican-American
Mexican_Syncretism
Moral syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory moral beliefs, often while melding the ethical practices of various schools
Moral_syncretism
Relation between words with different morphosyntactic features but identical form
distinction ever existed. The term syncretism is often used when a fairly regular pattern can be observed across a paradigm. Syncretism is a specific form of linguistic
Syncretism_(linguistics)
The history of Christianity begins with Jesus, an itinerant Jewish preacher and teacher, who was crucified in Jerusalem c. AD 30–33. His followers proclaimed
History_of_Christianity
Roman god of trade, merchants and travel
("Mercury the Teetotaler"), a syncretism of Mercury with a Carthaginian god of commerce. Mercurius Visucius, a syncretism of the Celtic god Visucius with
Mercury_(mythology)
West-African religion
United States. In Latin America, Yoruba religion has been in intense Syncretism with Christianity, Indigenous religions and Spiritism since the first
Yoruba_religion
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
Adolf_Hitler
Roman god of the sky
Caelus or Coelus (/ˈsiːləs/; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare Latin: caelum
Caelus
German state from 1933 to 1945
Social Darwinism Social interventionism Social order State capitalism Syncretism Totalitarianism Volksgemeinschaft Volk ohne Raum Volkskörper Politicians
Nazi_Germany
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
conquests, he built a legacy that includes the cultural diffusion and syncretism, which gave rise to Greco-Buddhism and Hellenistic Judaism. He founded
Alexander_the_Great
Filipino painter
Philippines and the precursor of contemporary Aesthetic Syncretism. His work is associated with the Syncretism art movement in the Philippines and abroad. Veneracion
Roy_Veneracion
Act of placing two elements side by side
juxtaposition in various fields from syncretism, arguing that "juxtaposition and syncretism are in antithesis, syncretism being the predominance of the whole
Juxtaposition
This is a list of female mystics. Táhirih Bahíyyih Khánum Ásíyih Khánum Alexandra David-Néel author of books on Tibetan Mysticism Khema Yaśodharā Patacara
List_of_female_mystics
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
February 3, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2021. Schumacher, John N. (1984). "Syncretism in Philippine Catholicism: Its Historical Causes". Philippine Studies
Philippines
International new religious movement
AllatRa, officially ALLATRA International Public Movement (Ukrainian: Міжнародний громадський рух «АллатРа»), is an international new religious movement
AllatRa
Far-right authoritarian political ideology
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
Fascism
Recognition and respect all beliefs or lack thereof
single religion can offer a fully true teleology. Omnism is related to syncretism, or the practice of combining multiple belief systems. Contemporary usage
Omnism
Eclectic school of thought
it as "mixed" or "combined". Sinologist Goldin (2005) did not consider syncretism an accurate interpretation of the Huainanzi. The Huainanzi considers Confucianism
Mixed School (Chinese philosophy)
Mixed_School_(Chinese_philosophy)
Founder of Satpanth
and taught tolerance, perennialism and syncretism of all religions, putting a particular emphasis on the syncretism of Islam and Hinduism. He was a Persianized
Pir_Sadardin
Conceptual approach that draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas
compared to syncretism, but the two concepts differ in their approach to combining elements from different traditions. While syncretism in religion involves
Eclecticism
Japanese Shinto–Buddhist syncretic deity
Hachiman's himegami as the Hachiman Mikami (八幡三神). Through Shinto–Buddhist syncretism, Hachiman became incorporated into the Buddhist pantheon as Great Bodhisattva
Hachiman
Syncretism of the Egyptian god Osiris and the Greek god Dionysus
Dionysus-Osiris, alternatively Osiris-Dionysus, is a deity arising from the syncretism of the Egyptian god Osiris and the Greek god Dionysus. The two deities
Dionysus-Osiris
Aztec goddess
Tonantzin (Classical Nahuatl: Tonāntzin [toˈnáːn.tsin]) is a Nahuatl title composed of to- "our" + nān "mother" + -tzin "(honorific suffix)". When addressing
Tonantzin
Classical-era Greco-Egyptian syncretic God
Graeco-Egyptian god who conducts the souls of the dead to the underworld. He is a syncretism of Hermes from Greek mythology and Anubis from Egyptian mythology. Hermanubis
Hermanubis
Japanese syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
(神仏習合, "syncretism of kami and buddhas"), a.k.a. the Shinbutsu-konkō (神仏混淆, "jumbling up" or "contamination of kami and buddhas"), is the syncretism of Shinto
Shinbutsu-shūgō
Religious belief synthesizing Hinduism and Isma'ilism
and taught tolerance, perennialism and syncretism of all religions, putting a particular emphasis on the syncretism of Islam and Hinduism. There are villages
Satpanth
The ruling clique of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek.
Critics of Chiang and the Whampoa Clique describe Chiang's perceived syncretism and pragmatism as a political tactic to further authoritarian rule through
Whampoa_Clique
had a fear of syncretism, which was carried on by current African Christian leadership in an attempt to keep Christianity "pure." Syncretism in Africa is
Religion_in_Africa
for example, whereas the neighboring Baoulé have evolved a variety of syncretisms, following prophets that promise good fortune as a reward for allegiance
Religion_in_Ivory_Coast
Country in West Africa
parts of Africa where Islam and Christianity are dominant, religious syncretism with the traditional African religions is common. A 2012 report on religion
Nigeria
Idea that all religions share a single truth
commonalities of mystical experience and generally accepted religious syncretism. Also, in the 20th century, the anti-modern Traditionalist School emerged
Perennial_philosophy
Jamaicans of Chinese ancestry
Chinese Jamaicans are Jamaicans of Chinese ancestry, who include descendants of migrants from China to Jamaica. Early migrants came in the 19th century;
Chinese_Jamaicans
Secular meditation practice
Mindfulness is a secularized form of meditation, the product of a mutual syncretism between eastern spiritual traditions influenced by western esotericism
Mindfulness
Village deities in Hinduism
A gramadevata (Sanskrit: ग्रामदेवता, romanized: Grāmadevatā, lit. 'village deity') is the tutelary deity of a given locality in Hinduism, primarily worshipped
Gramadevata
Ethnic group
The Tzotzil are an Indigenous Maya people of the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. As of 2000, they numbered about 298,000. The municipalities with
Tzotzil
Ancient goddess of Northern Syria
Atargatis (known as Derceto by the Greeks) was the chief goddess of northern Syria in classical antiquity. Primarily she was a fertility goddess, but,
Atargatis
and taught tolerance, perennialism and syncretism of all religions, putting a particular emphasis on the syncretism of Islam and Hinduism. The Dargah consisted
Imamshah_Bawa_Dargah
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Cesar_Santos
Country in North America
indigenous origin. There is often a syncretism between shamanism and Catholic traditions. Another religion of popular syncretism in Mexico, especially in recent
Mexico
Political orientation
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
Centre-left_politics
Rejection of radical or extreme political views
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
Political_moderate
Social Darwinism Social interventionism Social order State capitalism Syncretism Totalitarianism Volksgemeinschaft Volk ohne Raum Volkskörper Politicians
Nazism_in_Mexico
Behafaridians were followers of Behafarid, who led a religious peasant revolt incorporating elements of Zoroastrianism and Islam. Behafarid affirmed his
Behafaridians
The Māori people have a Polynesian religion that, prior to the introduction of Christianity to New Zealand was the main religious belief for Māori. By
Religion_of_Māori_people
Ancient Egyptian goddess
Neith /ˈniː.ɪθ/ (Koine Greek: Νηΐθ), also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit, was an ancient Egyptian goddess, possibly of Libyan origin. She was associated with
Neith
Latin expression meaning the highest or ultimate good
Summum bonum is a Latin expression meaning the highest or ultimate good, which was introduced by the Roman philosopher Cicero to denote the fundamental
Summum_bonum
Syncretic religious relationship
Christian-Vodou can be seen as a syncretism of different cultures and religions. Primarily focused on Haitian Vodou and Catholic Christianity, the two
Christianity_and_Vodou
Syncretic religion of Mughal emperor Akbar
Dīn-i Ilāhī (Persian: دین الهی, lit. 'Divine Religion'), contemporarily called Tawḥīd-i-Ilāhī (توحید الهی, lit. 'Oneness of the Divine'), was a short-lived
Din-i_Ilahi
Major water Orisha in the Yoruba religion
Yemọja (also: Yemaja, Yemanjá, Yemoyá, Yemayá; there are many different transliterations in other languages) is a major water deity in the Yoruba religion
Yemọja
Political alignment in the middle of the left–right political spectrum
Independent voter Political moderate Nonpartisanship Soft left Political syncretism Third Way Triangulation (politics) Argument to moderation and Law of excluded
Centrism
This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Buddha (Sanskrit:
The_Buddha_in_Hinduism
Stance of supporting peaceful coexistence and diversity of spiritual belief
immemorial. While some perennialists are universalists who accept religious syncretism, those of the Traditionalist School reject it, and uphold the importance
Religious_pluralism
Christianity, Protestant Christianity, and Islam. Chinese folk religion, being a syncretism, is not considered by the government to be a religion because it has ambiguous
Chinese_folk_religion
Hindu and Muslim saint (c. 1838–1918)
religion Religious pluralism Religious syncretism Separation of church and state Spiritual but not religious Syncretism Toleration Universalism Persons Eknath
Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi
Assemblage of Christian and Islamic religious practices in Nigeria
religious syncretism through the amalgamation of Christianity and traditional African religion. Similarly, Nigeria has also seen syncretism between Igbo
Chrislam
Female entity in Near Eastern mythology
Lilith (/ˈlɪlɪθ/; Hebrew: לִילִית, romanized: Līlīṯ; also spelled Lilit or Lilis) is a feminine figure in Jewish mythology. Lilith does not appear in the
Lilith
American far-right political activist (born 1998)
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
Nick_Fuentes
Dominant group that holds power
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
The_Establishment
Igbo marriage traditions
Christian sacramental theology. Alongside formal inculturation, widespread syncretism has developed at the popular level. Many couples perform both the traditional
Traditional marriage in Igbo culture
Traditional_marriage_in_Igbo_culture
Diverse traditional beliefs and practices of African people
interacted with other major world religions in various ways, ranging from syncretism and coexistence to conflict and competition. These interactions have significantly
African_traditional_religions
Bengali mythology is a mixture of influences from Islamic mythology, Vedic mythology, Buddhist mythology, Sufism and local Folklore. It can refer to historical
Bengali_mythology
Political alignment in the right-wing spectrum
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
Far-right_politics
Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled Egypt
Under the Ptolemies, Hellenistic religion was largely shaped by religious syncretism and imperial cult. Elements of Greek education became widespread in urban
Ptolemaic_dynasty
focusing on efforts to unite Protestant churches in 17th century Germany. Syncretism in a religious setting occurs when two religious systems come together
Syncretistic_controversy
South Korean historian
Northwestern University (2005). Her doctoral dissertations were titled Syncretism in Nikolai Gogol's Ukrainian Stories and Revolutionizing the Family: A
Suk-Young_Kim
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
M.; Madinier, R., eds. (2011). The Politics of Religion in Indonesia: Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali (1 ed.). Routledge
Indonesia
The celebration of Christmas in Nazi Germany included attempts by the regime to bring the Christian religious holiday into line with Nazi ideology. The
Christmas_in_Nazi_Germany
Political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
Republicanism
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess
supplanted the name of his female counterpart, but, due to extensive syncretism with Inanna, the deity remained as female, although her name was in the
Inanna
Traditional religious beliefs of the Shabaks
Shabakism is the religious tradition of the Shabaks, a people native to the Nineveh Plains in Iraq. Shabakism is a form of Alevism, a branch of Ghulat
Shabakism
Languages and dialects developed in the Jewish diaspora
by Aramaic following the Babylonian exile. Jewish languages feature a syncretism of Hebrew and Judeo-Aramaic with the languages of the local non-Jewish
Jewish_languages
Cuisine style
Creole cuisine (French: cuisine créole; Portuguese: culinária crioula; Spanish: cocina criolla) is a cuisine style born in colonial times, from the fusion
Creole_cuisine
Topics referred to by the same term
studies Interfaith worship spaces Multiple religious belonging Religious syncretism List of interreligious organizations This disambiguation page lists articles
Interfaith
cultures stimulated and influenced it. The Hellenistic period also promoted syncretism, blending Greek, Roman, and Near-Eastern cultures. Major advances in literature
Western_culture
The Igbe religion, popularly known as Igbe (an Urhobo word meaning dance), was founded by Ubiecha Etarakpo in 1858 and has its headquarters at 11, Egbo
Igbe_religion
Body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt
the amount of syncretism he sees in the papyri, especially between Greek, Jewish and Egyptian beliefs. Betz noted, "In this syncretism, the indigenous
Greek_Magical_Papyri
Esoteric beliefs in the Eastern world
Buddhic tantrism assimilated Hindu gods as symbols, as well as in Japan in syncretism with the Shinto, and in Tibet with the native Bon gods. Many of its elements
Eastern_esotericism
Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
Benito_Mussolini
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-567-66396-2. Arnold, Clinton E. (1996). The Colossian Syncretism: The Interface Between Christianity and Folk Belief at Colossae. Mohr
Yahweh
Criticisms of the main prophet of Islam
The first to criticize the Islamic prophet Muhammad were his non-Muslim Arab contemporaries, who decried him for preaching monotheism, and the Jewish tribes
Criticism_of_Muhammad
Japanese historiographical perspective
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
Emperor-system_fascism
Right-wing regimes and movements similar to fascism
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
Para-fascism
Religious and philosophical tradition
entry of Buddhism into China was marked by significant interaction and syncretism with Taoism. Originally seen as a kind of "foreign Taoism", Buddhism's
Taoism
Persian-speaking Armenian mystic and poet (c. 1590–1661)
Cause of death Execution by beheading Main interests Mysticism Atheism syncretism poetry Sufi metaphysics Religious life Religion Sufi Islam Creed sufi
Sarmad_Kashani
Country in Central and South Asia
region used to be home to various beliefs and cults, often resulting in Syncretism between the dominant religions such as Zoroastrianism, Buddhism or Greco-Buddhism
Afghanistan
Italian political party
interventionism Social order State capitalism Statolatry Supercapitalism Syncretism Third Position Totalitarianism Topics Definitions Economics Fascism and
National_Future
Opposition to the conventional social, political, and economic principles of a society
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
Anti-establishment
German architect (1905–1981)
Social Darwinism Social interventionism Social order State capitalism Syncretism Totalitarianism Volksgemeinschaft Volk ohne Raum Volkskörper Politicians
Albert_Speer
Philosophy
In the Renaissance, the church began a syncretism between pagan and the Christian didactic art, a syncretism that reflected its dominating temporal power
Didacticism
Comparison of the belief systems
of parallelomania which exaggerate resemblances. However, in the East, syncretism between Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism was widespread along the Silk
Buddhism_and_Christianity
and Hindus. Their interaction has witnessed periods of cooperation and syncretism, and periods of religious discrimination, intolerance, and violence. As
Islamic–Hindu_relations
List of German Schutzstaffel members
Social Darwinism Social interventionism Social order State capitalism Syncretism Totalitarianism Volksgemeinschaft Volk ohne Raum Volkskörper Politicians
List_of_SS_personnel
Figure in Buddhist Mythology
continue to adopt the veneration of Shiva through cultural and royal syncretism. In Thailand, Shiva is known as Phra Isuan (Thai: พระอิศวร). His depiction
Shiva_in_Buddhism
Country in the Caribbean
loa (lwa), or spirits, as Catholic saints, as part of a process called syncretism. As such, it is difficult to estimate the number of Vodouists in Haiti
Haiti
Broad political party
Centre Centre-right Right-wing Far-right Other Big tent Radical centrism Syncretism Major ideologies Agrarianism Anarchism Communism Conservatism Fascism
Big_tent
Artistic syncretism between Classical Greece and Buddhist India
Gandhara art is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between Ancient Greek art and Buddhism. It had mainly evolved in the ancient
Greco-Buddhist_art
Roman culture
with Odoacer's rise to the rank of Dux Italiae in 476 AD. The cultural syncretism was most pronounced in Francia. In West Francia, the nucleus of what was
Romano-Germanic_culture
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a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, syncretism; as, a syncretistic mixture of the service of Jehovah and the worship of idols.
n.
Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.