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Cultural syncretism refers to when a group of people share a common culture or cultural trait.

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What does the term cultural mean?

Cultural syncretism refers to when a group of people share a common culture or cultural trait.


What is cultural syncretism?

shared youth language and argot


Syncretism?

The combining of elements of two groups into a cultural feature


Why did The Ming Chinese avoided cultural syncretism?

They believed their culture to be superior


What does the term Syncretism mean?

= Syncretism = Syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought. The term may refer to attempts to merge and analogize several originally discretetraditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, and thus assert an underlying unity allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. Nascent Christianity appears to have incorporated many Jewish and pagan cultural elements, through a process of "Christianization" or "baptizing" them to conform with Christian belief and principles, at least partially, whilst discarding theologically or morally incompatible elements.


What is the term for the combining of the rites and principles of different religions?

I think 'syncretism' might be the term you're looking for. How about "blasphemy?" :)


What is an example of syncretism?

One example of syncretism is modern holidays, including Christmas and Easter


What does the term cultural artifact mean?

an object that gives information about the culture of a person or group


What is another word for syncretism?

union or unification


Had syncretism not occurred in the Americas how might modern culture be different?

Had syncretism not occurred in the Americas, the modern culture would be different because of the different religious beliefs.


What are two examples of cultural syncretism in the Caribbean?

Syncretism is defined as the combining of different, often seemingly contradictory beliefs, while melding practices of various schools of thought. The Rastafari movement mixes elements from the Bible, Marcus Garvey's Pan Africanism movement, Hinduism, and Caribbean culture, and voodoo combines elements of Western African, native Caribbean, and Christian beliefs.


What is the word that means the effect of combining cultures?

syncretism

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