Syncretism and Christian tradition : race and revelation in the study of religious mixture / Ross Kane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, Ross, author.

Series:

Reflection and theory in the study of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syncretism (Religion).

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

x, 286 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Studying the history of syncretism's use indicates wider interpretative problems in religious studies and theology regarding race and revelation. It also indicates the importance of seeing "tradition" as adaptive and amalgamating rather than static. In theology and religious studies alike, discourses of syncretism are positioned within racialized perceptions which construct a center and periphery based upon white European knowledge. In Christian theology more specifically, syncretism's use also shows ways that theologians try to protect the category of divine revelation from human interference, leading to interpretative problems that sidestep material history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I SYNCRETISM: AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY

1. The Changing Fortunes of Syncretism

2. Evading History: Syncretism in Christian Theology

3. Between Celebration and Ambivalence: Syncretism in Religious Studies

pt. II THE SYNCRETISM OF TRADITION

4. The Perils and Promise of Tradition

5. The Logos in History

6. Ancestors and Sacrifice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kane, Ross, Syncretism and Christian tradition

ISBN:

9780197532195

0197532195

OCLC:

1147947104

Publisher Number:

99986108364