Digressions on Polytropy: An Exploration of Religious Eclecticism in Eurasia

The anthropologist Michael Carrithers introduced the notion of polytropy in the field of the study of religion, proposing that this notion (deriving from the Greek poly, ‘many’, and tropos, ‘turning’) may account for the eclecticism and fluidity of South Asian religious life. The exploration effectu...

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Main Author: Dionigi Albera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CERES / KHK Bochum 2019-04-01
Series:Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
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Online Access:https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/8282