tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581047259314187297.post7564767406290936672..comments2023-11-17T09:22:32.786+03:00Comments on Circumpolar: What Does Syncretism Mean?Warrick Farahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389839484261120626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581047259314187297.post-85042308836629715292010-09-09T03:06:36.379+03:002010-09-09T03:06:36.379+03:00Thanks for bringing up this important topic. Reall...Thanks for bringing up this important topic. Really there are two rather different ways of using the S-word. In secular conversations (how I use it, and how this author uses it, I think) it is neutral. That does not mean we are relativists or pluralists, as we acknowledge that there is negative syncretism, the kind of mixing that leads from orthodoxy to heterodoxy, and even to heresy, which is to be avoided at all costs.<br /><br />In any case, I look forward to hearing people's input.<br /><br />Concluding question for Warrick though: is there not the possibility of non-contextual mixing? I mean, all contextualization is mixing (I think), but not all syncretism is genuine contextualization.Abu Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.com