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Catholic Syncretism

Catholic Syncretism is a religious phenomenon in which Catholic doctrines and practices are systematically intertwined with indigenous or African spiritual beliefs and rituals, resulting in a distinct hybrid faith tradition within the Afro-Latinx religious context.

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2017–2026

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26

The Development of an African Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Kongo, 1491–1750

John K. Thornton · The Journal of African History · 1984 · 233 citations

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Syncretism and Religious Change

J. D. Y. Peel · Comparative Studies in Society and History · 1968 · 117 citations

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The Inquisition and the Indians of New Spain: A Study in Jurisdictional Confusion

Richard E. Greenleaf · The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History · 1965 · 115 citations

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The Colossian Syncretism: The Interface between Christianity and Folk Belief at Colossae

L. W. Hurtado, Clinton E. Arnold · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1998 · 113 citations

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from saints to shibboleths: image, structure, and identity in Maya religious syncretism

John M. Watanabe · American Ethnologist · 1990 · 83 citations

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Authors

24

  1. JK
    John K. Thornton

    Millersville University, United States

    2 publications · 274 citations

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  2. CE
    Clinton E. Arnold

    Biblical Theological Seminary, United States

    1 publications · 113 citations

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  3. SS
    Stephen Selka

    Tulane University, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  4. CH
    Chris Hann

    Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. RE
    Richard E. Greenleaf

    Tulane University, United States

    1 publications · 115 citations

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Institutions

17

  1. Chapel Allerton Hospital

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  2. Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    Lisbon, Portugal

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

    Halle, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  5. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  6. Social Science Research Council

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  7. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 64 citations

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  2. Sixteenth Century Journal

    ESCJ · 2 publications · 84 citations

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  3. American Ethnologist

    AE · 2 publications · 125 citations

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  5. Anthropological Forum

    1 publications · 15 citations

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