Responding to Syncretism
(2017) p.41-67- Abstract
- Syncretism seems to disturb, and make uncertain what is taken for granted. Whether this is out of ‘logic’ or out of ‘jealousy’ is important in my reading. In this paper I suggest that logic is unhelpful in analyses of syncretism. Many religiously grounded refutations and condemnations of syncretism are based on jealousy, I suggest. I also suggest that jealousy as ground for judging syncretism, syncretic comportment, or syncretic ideas entails a relational aspect, giving place to sentiment, and to emotion. hence, jealousy requires judgements when a purported syncretic phenomenon is dealt with. Making a judgement implies therefore possible negotiations, changed views, and compromise. A judgement invites ethical perspectives.
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- author
- Fridlund, Patrik
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-10-14
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- synkretism, religionsfilosofi, religionsteologi, religiös pluralism, svartsjuka, jealousy, syncretism, philosophy of religion, theology of religions, religious pluralism
- host publication
- Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism : Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion - Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion
- editor
- Fridlund, Patrik and Vähäkangas, Mika
- pages
- 41 - 67
- publisher
- Brill
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85056584868
- ISBN
- 978-90-0435212-4
- 9789004336599
- DOI
- 10.1163/9789004336599_005
- project
- Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 9813f3a3-347b-4a97-a887-2793f922f2cd
- date added to LUP
- 2017-10-17 19:45:12
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