Syncretism is the merging or amalgamation of different religious, mythological, or cultural traditions
Hellenistic syncretism: The fusion of Greek and Near Eastern deities in the Hellenistic period, such as Zeus-Ammon and Isis-Aphrodite.
Greco-Buddhism: The blending of Greek and Buddhist beliefs in the Hellenistic period in Bactria and India.
Greco-Roman mystery religions: The assimilation of various Eastern religious cults in the Greco-Roman world, such as the Eleusinian, Mithraic, and Orphic mysteries.
Romano-Celtic religion: The merging of Roman and Celtic deities in the provinces of the Roman Empire, such as Jupiter-Taranis and Mars-Camulus.
Romano-Germanic religion: The fusion of Roman and Germanic deities, such as Mercury-Odin and Mars-Tyr.
Santería: The syncretism of Yoruba religion and Catholicism among African slaves in Cuba.
Vodou: The syncretism of West African Vodun and Catholicism in Haiti.
Candomblé: The blending of Yoruba, Bantu, and Catholic beliefs in Brazil.
Palo: The fusion of Kongo religion and Catholicism in Cuba.
Umbanda: A Brazilian religion that combines African, indigenous, and Catholic elements.
Quimbanda: A Brazilian religion that blends elements of African, indigenous, and European spirituality.
Mexican Folk Catholicism: The blending of indigenous and Catholic beliefs in Mexico, such as the veneration of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Pachamama worship: The fusion of indigenous Andean beliefs and Catholicism in South America.
Native American Church: The blending of Christian and indigenous spiritual beliefs in North America.
Rastafarianism: The syncretism of Christianity, Judaism, and African traditions in Jamaica.
Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON): The merging of Hindu and Western spiritual ideas.
Baha'i Faith: A religion that emphasizes the unity of all religions and incorporates elements of many faiths.
Sufism: The mystical branch of Islam that has incorporated elements from various religious traditions.
Sikhism: A monotheistic religion that blends elements of Hinduism and Islam.
Theosophy: A spiritual movement that seeks to integrate various religious and philosophical traditions.
New Age spirituality: A diverse movement that incorporates elements from many religious and spiritual traditions.
The cult of Serapis: The fusion of Greek and Egyptian deities, resulting in the creation of the god Serapis.
The worship of Cybele: The blending of Phrygian and Roman religious practices.
Kemetism: A modern revival of ancient Egyptian religion, which often incorporates elements of other traditions.
Neopaganism: A group of modern spiritual movements that seek to revive pre-Christian religious practices, often incorporating elements from different traditions.
Gnostic Christianity: Early Christian sects that incorporated elements of Greek philosophy and other religious traditions.
Manichaeism: A dualistic religion that combined elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
The Mithras Liturgy: A Roman-era text that combines elements of Greek, Egyptian, and Zoroastrian religious practices.
Nestorian Christianity: An early Christian sect that incorporated elements of Assyrian and Persian religious practices.
The Yazidi religion: A syncretic faith that combines elements of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam, primarily practiced by the Yazidi people in Iraq and Syria.
Shugendo: A Japanese religious practice that combines elements of Buddhism, Shinto, and Taoism.
Bon: The indigenous religion of Tibet that has integrated elements of Buddhism over time.
Jainism: An ancient Indian religion that shares similarities with and has been influenced by both Hinduism and Buddhism.
Mandaeanism: A Gnostic religion that incorporates elements of Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism, practiced primarily by the Mandaean people in Iraq and Iran.
Alevism: A syncretic Islamic sect that combines elements of Shi'a Islam, Sufism, and indigenous Anatolian folk beliefs.
Druze: A monotheistic religion that incorporates elements of Islam, Christianity, and other religious traditions, primarily practiced by the Druze people in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
The Cult of Antinous: The Roman worship of Antinous, a Greek youth deified by Emperor Hadrian, which combined elements of Greek and Egyptian religious practices.
The Khalsa: The Sikh practice of initiated members, which unites aspects of both Hinduism and Islam.
The Cult of Mithras: A Roman mystery religion that borrowed aspects from Zoroastrianism, as well as other religious traditions.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: A 19th-century Chinese religious and political movement that blended elements of Christianity, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
The Ghost Dance movement: A 19th-century Native American religious movement that incorporated elements of Christianity and indigenous spirituality.
The Falun Gong: A modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, and qigong.
The Hare Krishna movement: A modern Hindu religious movement that incorporates elements of Western spirituality and devotional practices.
The Nation of Islam: An African-American religious and political organization that incorporates elements of Islam, Christianity, and black nationalism.
The Golden Dawn: A late 19th-century occult organization that combined elements of Hermeticism, Kabbalah, and various other mystical traditions.
Wicca: A modern pagan religion that incorporates elements of witchcraft, ceremonial magic, and pre-Christian European beliefs.
The Moorish Science Temple of America: An African-American religious organization that combines elements of Islam, Christianity, and black nationalism.
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster: A satirical religion that critiques religious dogma by blending elements from various religious traditions.
The Church of All Worlds: A modern pagan religious organization that incorporates elements of science fiction, environmentalism, and various spiritual traditions.
The worship of Sulis Minerva: The combination of Celtic and Roman deities at the Roman Baths in Bath, England.
The cult of Isis: The fusion of Egyptian and Hellenistic religious practices in the worship of the goddess Isis.
The worship of Dionysus-Bacchus: The fusion of Greek and Roman religious practices in the cult of the god of wine and ecstasy.
African Traditional Religion: A variety of indigenous African religions that have incorporated elements of Islam and Christianity.
The cargo cults of Melanesia: New religious movements that emerged in response to contact with Western cultures, blending indigenous beliefs with elements of Christianity.
The Unification Church: A religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon that incorporates elements of Christianity, Confucianism, and Korean shamanism.
Caodaism: A Vietnamese religion that combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Catholicism.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism): A Christian denomination that incorporates elements of Judaism, early Christianity, and American frontier culture.
The Church of Scientology: A religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard that incorporates elements of science fiction, psychology, and Eastern spirituality.
The Raelian Movement: A UFO religion that blends elements of science fiction, atheism, and Eastern spirituality.
The Nuwaubian Nation: A religious and cultural movement that incorporates elements of black nationalism, Islam, and various esoteric traditions.
The Anthroposophical Society: A spiritual movement founded by Rudolf Steiner that incorporates elements of Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Western esotericism.
The Universal White Brotherhood: A Bulgarian spiritual movement that combines elements of Christianity, Hinduism, and other religious traditions.
The I-Kuan Tao: A Chinese syncretic religion that combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
The Shakers: A Christian sect that incorporated elements of Quakerism and French Camisard beliefs.
The Church of the SubGenius: A parody religion that incorporates elements of various religious traditions, conspiracy theories, and popular culture.
The Church of World Messianity: A Japanese new religious movement that combines elements of Shinto, Christianity, and other faiths.
The Eckankar: A spiritual movement that incorporates elements of various religious traditions, particularly Hinduism and Sikhism.
The Celestial Church of Christ: A Nigerian Christian denomination that incorporates elements of African traditional religion.
The Agonshū: A Japanese new religious movement that combines elements of Buddhism, Shinto, and other religious traditions.
The Godianism: A Nigerian religious movement that blends elements of Christianity, Islam, and African traditional religion.
The Tensho Kotai Jingukyo: A Japanese new religious movement that combines elements of Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity.
The Tenrikyo: A Japanese new religious movement that incorporates elements of Shinto, Buddhism, and other faiths.
The Perfect Liberty Kyodan: A Japanese new religious movement that combines elements of Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions.
The Church of Almighty God: A Chinese new religious movement that blends elements of Christianity and Chinese folk religion.
The Happy Science: A Japanese new religious movement that incorporates elements of Buddhism, Christianity, and New Age spirituality.
The Church Universal and Triumphant: A new religious movement that combines elements of Christianity, Theosophy, and various esoteric traditions.
The Summum: A modern religious and philosophical movement that incorporates elements of ancient Egyptian religion, Gnosticism, and Western esotericism.
The Church of the New Jerusalem: A Christian denomination based on the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, which blends elements of Christianity, Judaism, and other religious traditions.
Theosophical Christianity: A syncretic form of Christianity that incorporates elements of Theosophy, Gnosticism, and various esoteric traditions.
The Yiguandao: A Chinese new religious movement that combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion.
The Shinji Shumeikai: A Japanese new religious movement that incorporates elements of Shinto, Buddhism, and other religious traditions.
The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association: A spiritual movement that combines elements of Buddhism, Christianity, and other religious traditions.
The Brahma Kumaris: A spiritual movement that incorporates elements of Hinduism and New Age spirituality.
The Seicho-No-Ie: A Japanese new religious movement that combines elements of Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity.
The Church of the Process of the Final Judgment: A religious movement that blends elements of Christianity, occultism, and various esoteric traditions.
The Subud: An international spiritual movement that incorporates elements of Islam, Christianity, and other religious traditions.
The Church of Satan: A religious movement founded by Anton LaVey that incorporates elements of various religious and philosophical traditions, particularly focused on individualism and self-empowerment.
The Temple of Set: An occult organization that blends elements of ancient Egyptian religion, Western esotericism, and various other religious and philosophical traditions.
The Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO): An international occult organization that incorporates elements of Western esotericism, Freemasonry, and various religious traditions.
The Builders of the Adytum (BOTA): A Western esoteric organization that combines elements of Kabbalah, Tarot, and various other mystical traditions.
The Rosicrucian Order (AMORC): An international esoteric organization that incorporates elements of Western esotericism, ancient Egyptian religion, and various other religious and philosophical traditions.
The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC): An international esoteric organization that combines elements of Western esotericism, ancient Egyptian religion, and various other religious and philosophical traditions.
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A late 19th-century British occult organization that incorporated elements of Hermeticism, Kabbalah, and various other mystical traditions.
Theosophical Islam: A syncretic form of Islam that incorporates elements of Theosophy, Sufism, and various esoteric traditions.
The Cult of Attis: The worship of the Phrygian god Attis, which incorporated elements of Greek, Roman, and Anatolian religious practices.
The worship of Sabazios: The syncretic worship of the Thracian-Phrygian god Sabazios, which incorporated elements of Greek and Roman religious practices.
The worship of Sol Invictus: The Roman cult of the unconquered sun, which incorporated elements of various solar deities from different religious traditions.
The worship of the Great Mother: The syncretic worship of various mother goddesses, including Cybele, Isis, and Demeter, in the Greco-Roman world.
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