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Vor 2 Tagen · While Manichaeism was spreading, existing religions such as Zoroastrianism were still popular and Christianity was gaining social and political influence. Although having fewer adherents, Manichaeism won the support of many high-ranking political figures. With the assistance of the Sasanian Empire, Mani began missionary expeditions. After failing to win the favour of the next generation of ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Manichaeism, dualistic religious movement founded in Persia in the 3rd century ce by Mani, who was known as the “Apostle of Light” and supreme “Illuminator.”. Although Manichaeism was long considered a Christian heresy, it was a religion in its own right that, because of the coherence of its doctrines and the rigidness of its structure ...
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Vor 3 Tagen · Wicca (English: / ˈ w ɪ k ə /), also known as "The Craft", is a modern pagan, syncretic, earth-centered religion. Considered a new religious movement by scholars of religion , the path evolved from Western esotericism , developed in England during the first half of the 20th century, and was introduced to the public in 1954 by ...
Vor 2 Tagen · In combining varied influences, Vodou has often been described as syncretic, or a "symbiosis", a religion exhibiting diverse cultural influences. As formed in Haiti, Vodou represented "a new religion", "a creolized New World system", one that differs in many ways from African traditional religions.
Vor 4 Tagen · Whatever ambitions China’s political elites hold, they appear less interested in using Confucianism for such ends. Anyone reading the bombastic screeds on ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’ issued in President Xi Jinping’s name will encounter few references to Confucianism, and much sloganeering for Marxist-Leninist dogmas. Chinese Confucian scholars, though numerous and ...
Vor 3 Tagen · By the end of the 20th century, these Ecuadoran indigenous groups had already gained influence in national politics and demanded economic improvements. In 2000 a coup led by indigenous Indian leaders and military members briefly toppled the ruling government, removing the president from power. However, the coup leaders eventually agreed to let Vice President Gustavo Noboa Bejerano ascend to ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Syncretism: Aztec Christians. We are indebted to Jaime Lara, Senior Research Professor, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University, Phoenix (USA), for this most enlightening article, specially written for us, on the coming together of two very different religious traditions in ...
