Responding to Syncretism

Patrik Fridlund

doi:10.1163/9789004336599_005

Responding to Syncretism

Patrik Fridlund

Studies in Faith and World Views

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Syncretism seems to disturb, and make uncertain what is taken for granted. Whether this is out of ‘logic’ or out of ‘jealousy’ is important in my reading. In this paper I suggest that logic is unhelpful in analyses of syncretism. Many religiously grounded refutations and condemnations of syncretism are based on jealousy, I suggest. I also suggest that jealousy as ground for judging syncretism, syncretic comportment, or syncretic ideas entails a relational aspect, giving place to sentiment, and to emotion. hence, jealousy requires judgements when a purported syncretic phenomenon is dealt with. Making a judgement implies therefore possible negotiations, changed views, and compromise. A judgement invites ethical perspectives.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism
Subtitle of host publication	Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion
Editors	Patrik Fridlund, Mika Vähäkangas
Place of Publication	Leiden & Boston
Publisher	Brill
Pages	41-67
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004336599
ISBN (Print)	978-90-0435212-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004336599_005
Publication status	Published - 2017 Oct 14

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Religious Studies

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jealousy
syncretism
philosophy of religion
theology of religions
religious pluralism

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Fridlund, P. & Vähäkangas, M., 2017, Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion. Fridlund, P. & Vähäkangas, M. (eds.). Leiden & Boston: Brill, p. 1-8 9 p. (Philosophy of Religion - World Religions ; vol. 7).
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Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism
Fridlund, P. (PI) & Vähäkangas, M. (PI)
2015/03/20 → 2017/03/20
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