Syncretism and Secularization: Complementary and Antithetical Trends in New Religious Movements?

Colpe, Carsten

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“…The peculiarity that emerges for HIFMs is that there is a clear faith assertion alongside the modes of knowledge and sensibilities of modernity. Akin to Ronald Ingelhart and Pippa Norris' theory (cited in Colpe 1977), existential insecurities are tackled and simultaneously faith supply-demand is tackled, thereby negating the classical dictums of secularisation. This means that, in a secular scheme of things and modernity frame, religious decline creates insecuritiesa situation in which HIFMs intervene with their faith package.…”

Section: Revisiting Conceptualisations: Discussion and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in response to modernity's legitimation discourse, secularsyncretic trends are also seen (Bratosin and Ionescu 2009). Probably, it would not be the classical version of secularisation based on the axiom of religious decline, but asimultaneity in the sense of faith assertions alongside modern sensibilities-knowledge (Colpe 1977;Carp 2011). Syncretic trends are seen through different levels of mergers (Sears 2009) and pluralist-universalist salvation goods produced.…”

Section: Conceptual Propositions On Hifms: Charisma Routinisation Imentioning

confidence: 99%

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Charisma, Routinisation, and Institution Building: Hindu-Inspired Faith Movements in Contemporary India

Pandya¹

2013

Sociological Bulletin

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Section: Revisiting Conceptualisations: Discussion and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Propositions On Hifms: Charisma Routinisation Imentioning

confidence: 99%

Charisma, Routinisation, and Institution Building: Hindu-Inspired Faith Movements in Contemporary India

Pandya¹

2013

Sociological Bulletin

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“…This discloses the value of catechesis in the mission of the Church in a world that is bedeviled by various global trends. Although there is an apparent good in globalization, secularism and modernism (Falk, 2001), these phenomena are clogs in the wheels of progress as far as effective and efficient catechesis (Colpe, 1977) in the Nigerian Church is concerned.…”

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ICT, catechesis and marriage and the family in the church in Nigeria: A qualitative study

Dyikuk

2022

JET

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Despite various criticisms about Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), one cannot dismiss in a hurry that life is much easier today thanks to ICT. Indeed, advances in technology have improved gathering and sharing of information, ways of doing business and medical care. What is more, religious perspectives are also changing courtesy of new technologies. To this end, this qualitative study titled “ICT, Catechesis and Marriage and the Family in the Church in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study” employed the grounded theory to ascertain the role of ICT in aiding all-round catechesis within marriage and the family in the country. As regards objective/purpose, the study sought to investigate the place of ICT in entrenching Catechesis in Marriage and the family in the Church in Nigeria. It found lack of embracing e-catechesis and edutainment as well as initiating a multidimensional approach to catechesis as reasons for the impasse. It recommended initiating e-catechesis, infotainment and a multidimensional approach to catechesis as ways out. The study concluded that marriage and the family would be spiritually enriched if the Church’s hierarchy in Nigeria direct the way in employing ICT for teaching all-round catechesis.

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“…The theory of syncretism has received different views by authors as they have not yet reached a consensus concerning an acceptable definition of the concept. Syncretism, also referred to as religious mixture, emphasizes the blend of cultures and ideas spanning different spaces (Colpe 1977;Stewart 1999;Droogers 1989). It seems to suggest that, as culture and ideas move beyond boundaries and contacts among different believers" increases, religious syncretism would be inevitable.…”

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“…Proponents of this theory are of the view that faith, cultures and customs are mostly combined within every community (Colpe 1977). Applied to the study area under review, indigenous cultural beliefs and practices have been tied to Islamic religion with each Muslim shaping the religion within his/her belief systems and practices.…”

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confidence: 99%

Muslim Healers and Healing: An Ethnographic Study of Aboabo Community of Ghana

Adu-Gyamfi¹,

Teikillah²,

Nyaaba³

et al. 2020

Int.J.Mod.Anthrop

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Societies that have accepted Islam have blended their native culture with what was, rightly and wrongly, linked to Islam. Here, we present an example of this combination concerning traditional healing processes in Muslim societies. Focusing on the Aboabo community, we did an ethnographic study of healing processes and rites used by healers and further discussed the rites, practices, contributions and challenges of Muslim traditional healing in the community. Based on a qualitative research approach, the current study uses both theories of diffusionism and syncretism and empirical evidence to highlight the mode of treating some diseases using medicinal plants and rituals including prayers and Qur‟an verses recommended in ancient narrations received from earlier Muslim societies (particularly Arab societies). Although Muslim traditional healers are nearly disappearing from many contemporary Muslim societies, the continuation of their presence in some societies such as Aboabo is partly related to the standard of living of the people. The know-how of these healers is mainly limited to their native traditions, some principles of Islam and related questionable narrations. The activities of Muslim traditional practice have remained archaic, often questionable and/or unhygienic despite Islam‟s exhortation of its believers to respect, among other things, cleanliness and hygiene, and especially to increasingly develop their knowledge in major areas such as those concerning medicine and anthropology. Finally, we realized that although the idea of modernization of Muslim traditional healing in Ghana is expressed in some local discourses, it remains at the periphery. Keyword: Muslim, Islam, Aboabo community, Healing, Muslim healers, Traditional Medicine, Cultures

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Syncretism and Secularization: Complementary and Antithetical Trends in New Religious Movements?

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Charisma, Routinisation, and Institution Building: Hindu-Inspired Faith Movements in Contemporary India

Charisma, Routinisation, and Institution Building: Hindu-Inspired Faith Movements in Contemporary India

ICT, catechesis and marriage and the family in the church in Nigeria: A qualitative study

Muslim Healers and Healing: An Ethnographic Study of Aboabo Community of Ghana

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