Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism future casting This book considers the many

This book considers the many changes and new documentation in the area including the Victims and Witnesses' Commission

methods for dealing with complex research questions and analyzing large samples of data in a rigorous and thorough manner

The volume has been designed to appeal to various academic needs

with its focus on the recognition and empowerment of minorities in multicultural societies

Author(s): Chris Leach

Syncretism/Anti-Syncretism future casting This book considers the manySyncretism the synthesis of different religious is a contentious word. Some regard it as a pejorative term, referring to local versions of notionally standard `world religions' which are deemed `inauthentic' because saturated with indigenous content. Syncretic versions of Christianity do not conform to `official' (read `European') models. In other contexts however, the syncretic amalgamation of religions may be validated as a mode of resistance to