Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia - Syncretism
Syncretism is the attempt to reconcile disparate, even opposing, beliefs and to meld practices of various schools of thought. It is espec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Christianity
Nascent Christianity appears to have incorporated many European Pagan cultural elements, "baptizing" or "Christianizing" them to conform ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Rome
The Romans, identifying themselves as common heirs to a very similar civilization, identified Greek deities with similar figures in the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Syncretism
Over the centuries Candomblé has incorporated many elements from Christianity. Crucifixes are sometimes displayed in candomblé temples,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Social And Political Roles
Overt syncretism in folk belief is a sign of cultural acceptance of an alien or previous tradition, but the "other" cult may survive or i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Syncretism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Syncretism
syncretism: A combination of various beliefs and practices, often of opposing views formed into a one creed or system of belief, typic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia - Candomblé
Candomblé is an Afro-American religion practiced chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. The religion came from Africa to Braz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus
The historicity of Jesus (i.e., his existence as an actual historical figure), is accepted by three major world religions, Christianity, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia - Spiritism
Spiritism is a religious and philosophic doctrine established in France in the mid 19th Century by Allan Kardec. The term was coined by h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acculturation: Encyclopedia - Acculturation
Acculturation is the obtainment of culture by an individual or a group of people. The term originally applied only to the process concern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia - Mysticism
Mysticism, from the Greek μυω (muo, "to conceal"), is the pursuit of achieving communion with or conscious awareness of ultimate reali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions
Christianity and world religions appear to share some elements. In a look at Christianity's relationship with other world religions, this...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology
Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centrism: Encyclopedia - Centrism
In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between differ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia - Religion
Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Elizabeth Clare Prophet is an American who became the leader of the New Age new religious movement Church Universal and Triumphant, forme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism
Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. Celtic polyt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Syncretism: New Age Dictionary On Syncretism
Syncretism The attempt to combine or unify differing religious systems. New Age gurus often claim that all the world religions teach t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Syncretism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Syncretism
SYNCRETISM Absorption of one god or cult by another, as many of the early Xtian saints and holidays were taken from paganism.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Syncretism: Magic Shamanism Dictionary On Syncretism
The combining and merging of different elements or factors together; a combination of one from the many.   (See also: syncreti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretic Politics: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretic Politics - Syncretic Movements
Noted syncretic movements include Fascism, Libertarianism and Producerism. Many lesser-known political syncretisms also exist; Good examp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretic Politics: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretic Politics - Relation To Centrism
Syncretic political movements and Centrism should not be confused. Although both see their mission as eventual reconciliation, Centrism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osiris-dionysus: Encyclopedia Ii - Osiris-dionysus - Ancient Syncretism
Osiris and Dionysus had been equated as long ago as the 5th century BC by the historian Herodotus (see interpretatio graeca). By Late Ant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Mysticism And Syncretism
Mystics of different traditions report similar experiences of a world usually outside conventional perception, although not all forms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity/jesus Pre-4th Century Christianity And Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity/jesus Pre-4th Century Christianity And Syncretism - Osiris-dionysus
Platonic philosophy told of The Form of the Good, also known as "Plato's god," that could be used to explain deeper levels of dualistic t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity/jesus Pre-4th Century Christianity And Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity/jesus Pre-4th Century Christianity And Syncretism - Mithras Sol Invictus
Worship of Mithras (known as Mithraism) developed in the Roman army during the first century BC, though it is currently unknown how this ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Syncretism With Other Forms Of Polytheism
The locus classicus for the Celtic gods of Gaul is the passage in Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico (52–51 BC; The Gallic Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Temples And Priesthood
Candomblé temples are called houses (casas), plantations (roças), or yards (terreiros). Most Candomblé houses are small, independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Nations
Brazilian slaves came from a number of ethnic groups, including Yoruba, Ewe, Fon, and Bantu. Slave handlers classified them by the shore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Beliefs
Candomblé is a spiritualist religion and worships a number of gods or spirits, derived from African deities: the Orishas of Yoruba myth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Rituals
The candomblé ritual (toque) has two parts: the preparation, attended only by priests and initiates, which may start a week in advance; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Ying-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Yin-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Missionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Missionary - Christian Missions
Since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, a widely accepted definition of a Christian mission has been "to form a viable indigenous church-pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Historicity Of Jesus - Jesus As Historical Figure
While some historians consider Jesus to largely be a mythological and legendary entity, others—generally, though not always, Christians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Historicity Of Jesus - Jesus As Historical Figure
While some historians consider Jesus to largely be a mythological and legendary entity, others—generally, though not always, Christians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Historicity Of Jesus - Jesus As Myth
Some scholars argue that Jesus may never have existed outside of the mythological realm at all; in support of this claim, they cite a lac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Historicity Of Jesus - The Idea That Jesus Never Existed
A minority of scholars argue that Jesus may never have existed; in support of this claim, they cite a lack of detailed contemporary accou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Historicity Of Jesus - Contemporary Sources
Historicity of Jesus - Christian writings. Jesus features prominently throughout the New Testament and other early Christian writings, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Historicity Of Jesus - Earliest Known Sources
There are no contemporary sources. The earliest known sources are: Historicity of Jesus - Christian writings. Jesus features prominentl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Sociological Aspects
The spread of Christianity has been international, in some cases entirely displacing the religions and altering the customs encountered a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Missionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Missionary - Christian Missions
Since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, a widely accepted definition of a Christian mission has been "to form a viable indigenous church-pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Other Religions
Spiritism - Spiritism and Christianism. Christianism has been traditionally critic of Spiritism, mostly because the Mosaic Law clearly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Possible Relationship With Zoroastrianism Through Judaism
Some scholars[1] believe the eschatology of Judaism and possibly the idea of monotheism originated in Zoroastrianism, and may have been t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Mithraism
There are many parallels between Mithraism and Christianity. These include the central figures of each religion having virgin births cele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With The Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith believes that there is one God who throughout time sends divine messengers to guide humanity through progressive revel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relations With Other Faiths
Christian-Hindu relations are a mixed affair. On one hand, Hinduism's natural tendency has been to recognize the divine basis of various ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Related Religions
The term Kardecist Spiritism is often used, especially in statistics regarding religion, to differ Spiritism proper (as established by Ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - The Role Of Spiritism
Spiritism - Spiritism as a Religion. Kardec defined his doctrine as "Religion, Science and Philosophy. It is a religion in the sense th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Related Religions
The term Kardecist Spiritism is often used, especially in statistics regarding religion, to differ Spiritism proper (as established by Ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Judaism
Historically, the relationship between Judaism and Christianity has been strained, to say the least. In the past, Christians were often t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Precursors
One thing Spiritists often have to deal with is the fact that the events and theories that influenced Kardec or based his initial interes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Self-transcending Self-discovery
The term Perennial Philosophy, coined by Leibniz and popularized by Aldous Huxley, relates to what some take to be the mystic's primary c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acculturation: Encyclopedia Ii - Acculturation - Group Foreign-origin Acculturation
Massive intake of another culture's traits is the most classical and narrow definition of "acculturation". Such acculturation may be adeq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Islam
Islam shares a number of beliefs with Christianity. They share similar views on monotheism, judgment, heaven, hell, spirits, angels, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Examples In Major Traditions
Examples of major traditions and philosophies with strong elements of mysticism are: Christian Gnosticism Christian mysticism Eastern Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - An Overview
Spiritism - Basic Books. The basic doctrine of Spiritism (a.k.a. "the codification") is defined in five books written and published by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acculturation: Encyclopedia Ii - Acculturation - Transculturation
Main article: Transculturation Transculturation, or individual foreign-origin acculturation, is on a smaller scale with less visible impa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Doctrine
Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Syncretism. Her doctrine is a conflation of Eastern and Western religious teachings, one of several successor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acculturation: Encyclopedia Ii - Acculturation - Native-origin Acculturation
A child may learn one or more traditions(multicultural family of immigrants) from birth, usually from the family (blood or adopted), in p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Other Religions
Spiritism - Spiritism and Christianism. Christianism has been traditionally critic of Spiritism, mostly because the Mosaic Law clearly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Did The Greeks Believe Their Myths?
"Our own myths we call reality" is one of the axioms with which Carl A.P. Ruck and Danny Staples commence The World of Classical Myth; to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Did The Greeks Believe Their Myths?
"Our own myths we call reality" is one of the axioms with which Carl A.P. Ruck and Danny Staples commence The World of Classical Myth; to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acculturation: Encyclopedia Ii - Acculturation - History Of Acculturation
Early written codes of law, for example, the Old Testament law of Moses, or the Babylonian law of Hammurabi, acted to stabilize cultural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - The Role Of Spiritism
Spiritism - Spiritism as a Religion. Kardec defined his doctrine as "Religion, Science and Philosophy. It is a religion in the sense th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Subjectivity And Mysticism
Theistic, pantheistic, and panentheistic classical pantheist/cosmotheist metaphysical systems most often understand mystical experience a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - On The Difficulty Of Defining Mysticism
Readers frequently encounter seemingly open-ended statements among studies of mysticism, throughout its history, for example in Taoist th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Precursors
The occured phenomenons that led to Kardec research were the famous (at the time) Fox Sisters and the phenomenon of the Spinning Tables. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of Our Lady Of The Good Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of Our Lady Of The Good Death - Hierarchy And Worship
Like all confraternities of Bahia, the Boa Morte has an internal hierarchy that administers the everyday devotions of its members. The le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - An Overview
Spiritism - Basic Books. The basic doctrine of Spiritism (a.k.a. "the codification") is defined in five books written and published by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of Our Lady Of The Good Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of Our Lady Of The Good Death - Candomblé
In time, the Sisterhood has lessened its connection to the Catholic Church, and has become a landmark of Candomblé, the main African-bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of Our Lady Of The Good Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of Our Lady Of The Good Death - History
The history of the Irmandade da Boa Morte ("Sisterhood of the Good Death"), a religious confraternity devoted to the Assumption of the Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Missionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Missionary - Jewish Missions
In ancient times, the Hebrew patriarch Abraham and his wife Sarah were considered to be the prime role-models to "convert" the masses to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Religions - History Of Polytheistic Paganism
History of religions - Ancient Paganism. Pharaonic religion Greek religion Roman religion History of religions - Modern Polytheism. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Religions - History Of Monotheism
History of religions - Indian religions family. History of Hinduism History of Buddhism History of religions - History of the Faiths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Biography
Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Early years. She was born Elizabeth Clare Wulf in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1939 to Hans and Frida Wulf. After ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Controversy
Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Battle of light and darkness. In her ministry, Prophet focused on the "light" and "the ascension," which also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Centrism - Centrism In The Marxist Movement
"Centrism" has a specific meaning within the Marxist political movement. It usually reflects an ideologically held position between a rev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Development Of Religion
There are several models for understanding how religions develop. Models which view religion as untrue include: The "Dogma Selection Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To Relating To The Beliefs Of Others
Adherents of particular religions deal with the differing doctrines and practices espoused by other religions in a variety ways. All stra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Centrism - Definitions
There is anecdotal evidence that some people, particularly in Western two-party democracies, especially in the United States, consider th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To The Study Of Individual Religions
Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs. These include efforts to determine the meaning a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Centrism - Significance
Centrism is important because it applies to very large swaths of the populace. In many countries, most members of the public tend to iden...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Scandals
Elizabeth Clare Prophet - The Clayton Brokerage. In 1974, due to bad commodity investments by Summit Lighthouse leaders which resulted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Religions - Introduction
The nineteenth century saw a dramatic increase in knowledge about other cultures and religions, and also the establishment of economic an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Formation And Spread Of Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism was imported into Vietnam fairly early, at around the beginning of the Christian Era with the legend of Chữ Đồng Tử study...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Research
Three main types of sources provide information on Celtic polytheism: the minted coins of Gaul, the sculptural monuments associated with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Missionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Missionary - Jewish Missions
In ancient times, the Hebrew patriarch Abraham and his wife Sarah were considered to be the prime role-models to "convert" the masses to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Religion And Other Approaches To Forming Beliefs About The Nature Of The Universe
Humans have many different methods which attempt to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our place in it (co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Extent Of Celtic Polytheism
As the religion of the ancient Celts, the shifts in the fortunes of Celtic Polytheism coincided with those of its people. The Celts, like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Worship
According to Poseidonius and later classical authors Gaulish religion and culture were the concern of three professional classes—the dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Festivals
Insular sources provide important information about Celtic religious festivals. In Ireland the year was divided into two periods of six m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cosmology And Eschatology
Little is known about the religious beliefs of the Celts of Gaul. They believed in a life after death, for they buried food, weapons, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Religious Castes
Celtic polytheism - Druids. A Druid (often cited as being from the Celtic: "Knowing [or Finding] the Oak Tree") was a member of the lea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vietnamese Traditional Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Vietnamese Traditional Medicine
Vietnamese traditional medicine (Vietnamese medicine): Syncretic medical tradition of Vietnam. It includes acupuncture, cupping, moxib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Ancient Greece
Syncretism was an essential feature of Greek paganism. Hellenistic culture in the age that followed Alexander the Great was itself syncre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Modern Syncretic Religions
Recently developed religious systems that exhibit marked syncretism include the New World religions Candomblé, Vodun, and Santería, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Origin Of The Word
The word Syncretism is first attested in English in 1618 and is derived from modern Latin syncretismus, drawing on Greek συγκρητι...   » Read the article