"Back to the dance of syncretism": a dialogue with Pierre Sanchis

Since the fourties, Brazilian sociologists and anthropologist adopted theconcept of syncretism in their studies on Afro-Brazilian religions. At the end ofthe seventies, however, this concept was abandoned after being criticized as partof ruling classes’ ideology, and as a tool of cultural imposition...

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Autor: Mariz, Cecília
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Ciencias Sociales y Religión (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8669485
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/csr/article/view/8669485
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Sincretismo
Catolicismo
Cultura global
Pierre Sanchis
Syncretism
Catholicism
Global culture
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Resumo:Since the fourties, Brazilian sociologists and anthropologist adopted theconcept of syncretism in their studies on Afro-Brazilian religions. At the end ofthe seventies, however, this concept was abandoned after being criticized as partof ruling classes’ ideology, and as a tool of cultural imposition. Among of themain contributions of Pierre Sanchis’ work, his proposal of rehabilitation of thisconcept stands out. This article examines some aspects of Sanchis’ discussion onsyncretism.