Cultural Syncretism

Cultural Syncretism

Resistance to Cultural Syncretism in India and China

Cultural syncretism can be defined as a combination of various cultures, religions, languages and beliefs in a single society. The legacies of syncretism in Africa and America have had a varying effect on the mindsets of the people living in these continents. When we compare the influences and effects of cultural syncretism in Africa and America to China and India, we can clearly state that people in those continents were more open to change. People living in these countries had long been living under influence of colonial rule of the British Empire. ...