Search results for "Syncretism" - New World Encyclopedia
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- of sages Kabir and Guru Nanak as well as the syncretism of Mughal emperor Akbar's Din-i-Illahi school. Open your heart — within you dwell ...34 KB (5,210 words) - 22:44, 14 September 2023
- (see below) is a mythological illustration of syncretism, in which a tribe under the banner of the elephant is assimilated into the Brahmanic fold. ...34 KB (5,402 words) - 04:23, 18 April 2024
- example of religious tolerance, perhaps even syncretism, or at least a master of diplomacy. The Galle Trilingual Inscription set up by Zheng He around ...33 KB (5,055 words) - 06:00, 13 June 2023
- India), and then localizing them through overt syncretism and reinterpretations in popular folklore (see below). In this context, Japanese Buddhists ...37 KB (5,598 words) - 02:59, 19 April 2023
- Thangka paintings, a syncretism of Indian scroll-painting with Nepalese and Kashmiri painting, appeared in Tibet around the 8th century. Rectangular ...35 KB (5,227 words) - 23:25, 30 April 2023
- and worship, a phenomenon known as syncretism. The practice of traditional Mayan religion is increasing as a result of the cultural protections ...37 KB (5,339 words) - 23:54, 8 March 2024
- The Jesus myth hypothesis, or simply Jesus myth, refers to the theory that Jesus never existed, and that his story is actually a syncretism of ...41 KB (6,172 words) - 22:02, 17 February 2023
- be known, was largely a product of Alexandrian syncretism, drawing together themes from Judaism, Hellenistic philosophy and mythology, and classical Egyptian ...42 KB (6,476 words) - 10:52, 22 January 2024
- The Bahá'í Faith is a religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia. Members of the Bahá'í faith understand ...50 KB (7,571 words) - 05:42, 26 August 2023
- century onwards credit him with a Neo-Confucian syncretism of Chán Buddhist Shaolin martial arts with his mastery of Taoist Tao Yin (neigong) principles ...44 KB (6,584 words) - 00:21, 16 February 2024
- practice, running the gamut from a very eclectic syncretism to strict polytheistic reconstructionism. Many of these groups make use of altars. Some are ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
- a lesser extent of Britain, led to Roman-Celtic syncretism, Roman Britain). In the case of Gaul, this eventually resulted in a language shift from Gaulish ...49 KB (7,613 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- Christi, or Holy Week, others express the syncretism of indigenous beliefs with Christian ones. ===Cuisine=== Peruvian cuisine, for years unnoticed ...46 KB (6,833 words) - 23:21, 26 August 2023
- in a clearly delineated fashion without some syncretism, he presents them in contrast to one another. Some of the contrasts in master vs. slave morality: ...52 KB (7,901 words) - 11:05, 11 April 2024
- Pontiac or Obwandiyag (c. 1720 – April 20, 1769), was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766 ...62 KB (9,278 words) - 22:32, 13 January 2023
- to have achieved a very high level of cultural syncretism, the consequences of which are still felt today, particularly through the diffusion and influence ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- Thangka paintings, a syncretism of Chinese scroll-painting with Nepalese and Kashmiri painting, appeared in Tibet around the tenth century. Rectangular ...62 KB (9,319 words) - 23:23, 30 April 2023
- India's culture is marked by a high degree of syncretism. It has managed to preserve established traditions whilst absorbing new customs ...64 KB (9,559 words) - 13:04, 4 March 2024
- Caridad del Cobre (the Virgin of Cobre) is a syncretism with the Santería goddess Ochún. The important religious festival "La Virgen de la Caridad ...72 KB (10,971 words) - 06:40, 11 January 2024