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Syncretic practices

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Religious and cultural practices that blend elements of introduced faiths (such as Islam or Christianity) with Indigenous spiritual beliefs and cosmologies.

AP course connection

Topic 1.7: 1.7 Indigenous Cosmologies and Religious Syncretism

Unit 1

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