Preface
Sources
Part I: General Introduction
Part II: The Historical Background of the Term Syncretism: The Problem of Definition
Introduction
1. Hans Kippenberg: In Praise of Syncretism: The Beginnings of Christianity Conceived in the Light of a Diagnosis of Modern Culture
2. Hendrik Kraemer: Syncretism
3. Robert Baird: Syncretism and the History of Religions
4. Michael Pye: Syncretism and Ambiguity
5. Kurt Rudolph: Syncretism - from Theological Invective to a Concept in the Study of Religion
Part III: Syncretism: The Dynamics of Religion
Introduction
1. Gerardus van der Leeuw: The Dynamic of Relgions. Syncretism. Mission
2. Hendrik M. Vroom: Syncretism and Dialogue: A Philosophical Analysis
3. Roger Bastide: Problems of Religious Syncretism
Part IV: Religions in Contact: Power, Syncretism and Creolization
Introduction
1. Andrew Apter: Herskovit's Heritage: Rethinking Syncretism in the African Diaspora
2. Carlos Guillermo Wilson: The Caribbean: Marvelous Cradle-Hammock and Painful Cornucopia
3. Gustavo Benavides: Syncretism and Legitimacy in Latin American Religion
4. Andre Droogers: Syncretism, Power, Play
5. Armin W. Geertz: Worlds in Collusion: On Social Strategies and Misrepresentations as Forces of Syncretism in Euro-American and Native American Affairs
Part V: Category Problems and Theoretical Suspense
Introduction
1. Charles Stewart: Relocating Syncretism in Social Science Discourse
2. Luther H. Martin: Syncretism, Historicism, and Cognition: A Response to Michael Pye
3. Ulrich Berner: The Concept of 'Syncretism': An Instrument of Historical Insight/Discovery?
Part VI: Current Approaches to Syncretism in the Study of Religion
Introduction
1. Timothy Light: Orthosyncretism: An Account of Melding in Religion
2. Panayotis Pachis: Religious Tendencies in Greece at the Dawn of the 21st Century - An Approach to Contemporary Greek Reality
3. Kirstine Munk: Medicine-men, Modernity and Magic: Syncretism as an Explanatory Category to Recent Religious Responses and Magical Practices among Urban Blacks in Contemporary South Africa
Part VII: Conclusion
Appendix: List of References to Further Reading on Syncretism
