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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Syncretism"”.
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Pilgrimages and syncretism: Religious Transformation Among the Arsi Oromo of Ethiopia
Currently, the majority of the Arsi Oromo are either Muslims or Christians. However, most of them still practice their traditional beliefs passed down through generations by their forefathers, such as Waaqeffannaa, and attend various rituals related to it. Waaqeffannaa is a religion based on belief …
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The Politics of Medical Syncretism in the Ghanaian National Healthcare System
Efforts to create public policy integrating traditional/indigenous medical practices and practitioners into national healthcare strategies are currently being pursued in a variety of nations in the Africa region. The purpose of this research is to present a historical case study of the social and …
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Voice syncretism in Bedouin Hijazi Arabic: the interplay of language acquisition and contact
Explanations of linguistic change have long been regarded as a part of language acquisition. The connection between linguistic change and language acquisition stems from the assumption that children can cause change when they acquire a grammar that is divergent from that of adult speakers. …
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EXPERIMENT IN SYNCRETISM: CH'I-SUNG (1007-1072) AND ELEVENTH-CENTURY CHINESE BUDDHISM (NORTHERN SUNG, CH'AN).
… Buddhism that he practiced, and the form of syncretism for which he stood. Through an in-depth examination of Ch'i-sung's life and thoughts, this study attempts to uncover some neglected facts of Confucian-Buddhist interaction and discuss the nature of syncretism in eleventh-century China as …
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Mediated encounters in diasporic space:exploring processes of transculturation syncretism and identity redefinition in the Ghanaian diaspora in London
This thesis explores the diasporic experiences of Ghanaians in London and assesses how Ghanaian identity is redefined and constructed in new contexts. The mediated experience dimension of this exploration considers the difference that the diverse menu of cultural resources offered by television is …
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A dança espetáculo : uma análise semiótica
… studies (1985), in order to further show how syncretism in dance takes place, through language overlaps. In order to analyse dance-show in its different styles, a large paradigmatic line, which works as deeper isotopy that conducts the others, is considered: movement. Therefor, space and time …
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Syncretic beliefs and practices amongst Muslims in Lagos state Nigeria; with special reference to the Yoruba speaking people of Epe
… 18th century. However, the impact of religious syncretism has not been systematically studied. Therefore, this thesis examines the extent of the involvement of Yoruba Muslims in syncretic beliefs and practices in Nigeria using the Lagos State as a case study, with a view to bringing out the …
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Identity Styles, Mediated by Commitment and Syncretism, as Predictors of Undergraduate Students' Attitudes Toward Selected Discipleship Practice at Vally View University in Ghana in 2015: Implications for Religious Education
… of identity styles, mediated by commitment and syncretism, in the attitudes towards discipleship practices among undergraduate students of Valley View University in Ghana, West Africa in 2015.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The study employed the principles of a quantitative, non-experimental, …
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Des Amazones parmi les pères de l'église : témoignage de la condition féminine durant la période de l'église primitive
Syncretism in the religion of Christianity has been an important, if not the most crucial aspect of its survival. This is even more true about the Early Christianity period, its first six centuries. In this study, the story of the Amazons is scrutinized in order to see what the Fathers of the …
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HOW WOMEN IN THE ANDEAN HIGHLANDS OF PERU USE RELIGION TO MAKE HEALTHCARE DECISIONS
Religious syncretism is common in Andean highlands. Andean highland women and key informants were interviewed to study the influence Christianity has exerted on women's choice of medical care, i.e. modern medicine vs. traditional medicine. The data were collected during a summer study abroad …
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Chou Wen-chung and his music: A musical and biographical profile of cultural synthesis
The main point of Richard Waterman's theory of syncretism is that, when musical elements in two cultures are compatible, a synthesis would most likely occur. According to this, the seemingly incompatible nature of Chinese and Western musical elements could have prevented a fusion. Since Chou …
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INDIGENOUS CHRISTIANITY: EARLY MISSIONARY ENCOUNTERS AND RELIGIOUS CHANGE IN NIAS, INDONESIA (1865-1908)
… offers an example of a process through which syncretism arises. The thesis engages with recent discussions in the fields of history and anthropology of religion. Divided into three parts, the thesis traces the roots of religious syncretism by examining traditional Niasan culture, initial …
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Bible Women: Evangelism and Cultural Transformation in the Early Korean Church
… in the 1880s they encountered religious syncretism being practiced in a socio-cultural environment which prohibited all interaction between the predominantly male missionaries and the local females. To remedy this situation, the women missionaries converted and recruited a small number of …
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Language Ideologies and Orthographies: Developing a Writing System for Than Ówîngeh
… Further, by using language ideologies (i.e., syncretism, variationism, utilitarianism) as a heuristic, the decisions made regarding the development of the Than Ówîngeh orthography will be shown to support the principles of learnability, transparency, and acceptability.</p>
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“THE HOODOO YOU KNEW”: AN AFROCENTRIC (RE)LOCATION OF CONJURE AND HOODOO COSMOLOGY
… the terminology applied to Hoodoo, such as syncretism and creolization, and situates Hoodoo as an extension of African traditional religions and magico-spiritual traditions. This work employs an Afrocentric framework to explore themes of space, place, healing, and resistance within the …
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Muslim Messiah: Evangelical Missionaries and the Controversies of Islamic Contextualization
… and the line between "contextualization" and “syncretism". Drawing on rarely viewed material in archives at Fuller Seminary, Wheaton College, and the U.S. Center for World Mission, this thesis makes a critical intervention in the history of American evangelicalism's relation to Islam. It …
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Tradition and Change: Two Buddhisms in the Bible Belt Sharing Common Ground Through Adaptation
… of adaptation. These consist of reduction, syncretism, and preservation. I explore these three aspects through interviews and observations of immigrant Burmese Buddhist monks and American Buddhist meditation leaders. In doing so, I also examine the various ways in which the southern American …
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Beyond anti-utopia: towards the labour of freedom
… a different configuration of capitalism - or a syncretism of both - as ‘anti-utopian’ in its effects, despite the proclamations to the contrary that were made by its proponents at its outset, suggesting that a utopian future is ante portas. This thesis operates from within the utopian studies, …
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A study of the proposals to divide the state of California from 1860 to 1952
… industry,and commerce. It is a social syncretism uniting a vast assortment of living patterns. With all of these diversities, California is a single, sovereign state.</p><p>Within the state, however, there are two obvious sections: Northern and Southern California.<sup>1</sup> They are …
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