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Religious studies applies to Social influence. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative religion is part of Religious studies. Activate to inspect this relation.Ritual is part of Religious studies. Activate to inspect this relation.Ritual is part of Tradition. Activate to inspect this relation.Tradition is part of Cultural Heritage. Activate to inspect this relation.Ritual depends on Symbol. Activate to inspect this relation.Collective Memory enables Cultural Heritage. Activate to inspect this relation.Tradition depends on Collective Memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Ritual applies to The sacred. Activate to inspect this relation.Ritual purity requires Ritual. Activate to inspect this relation.Pilgrimage is a Ritual. Activate to inspect this relation.Religious community depends on Ritual. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative religion applies to Religious community. Activate to inspect this relation.Syncretism influences Religious community. Activate to inspect this relation.Secularization influences Religious community. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative religion explains Syncretism. Activate to inspect this relation.SyncretismReligious communityComparative religionRitualSecularizationReligious studiesTraditionSymbolThe sacredRitual purityPilgrimageSocial influenceCultural HeritageCollective Memory
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Syncretism is the blending of elements from different religious traditions into a new combined form.

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  • This view connects 6 disciplines: Cultural Studies, Culture, Psychology, Religious Studies, Semiotics, Social Psychology.
  • Comparative religion is a bridge concept — viewed here through Cultural Studies, Religious Studies.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.

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