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Polyontologism: When "Syncretism" Does Not Suffice
- Journal of Africana Religions
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 7, Number 1, 2019
- pp. 112-120
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Abstract:
This article challenges the common assumption that the framework of "syncretism" (in terms of hybridity or blending) neatly characterizes pluralist religious practices. My case study from coastal Kenya suggests that in some communities, religious pluralism may preserve discontinuity between loci of religious power, a model I call "polyontologism."