Christianity and religious syncretism

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rebel movement formed by Joseph Kony in northern Uganda in 1987

thumb|right|A practitioner dressed as the orixá Oba in Brazil; the possession of adherents by orixás is central to Candomblé Candomblé () is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba, Bantu, and Gbe, coupled with influences from Roman Catholicism. There is no central authority in control of Candomblé, which is organized around autonomous terreiros (houses).

thumb|right|upright=1.3|A group of Santería practitioners performing the Cajón de Muertos ceremony in Havana in 2011

indigenous religion in the USA

spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs

syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora

Christmas celebrations and traditions in Nazi Germany

Bolivian mine spirit

Modekngei, or Ngara Modekngei (), is a monotheistic religious movement founded around 1915 by Tamadad, a native of the island of Babeldaob, that spread throughout Palau. It rose to political significance between the First and Second World Wars and is currently professed by 5.7% of Palau's population. Modekngei is a hybrid of ancient Palauan customs and Christianity. Followers of the religion believe in the Christian God, recognize Jesus Christ as the Messiah, and simultaneously make appeasements to the traditional Palauan deities.

family of Loa that embody the powers of death and fertility

Adaptation of non-Christian cultural and historical elements to Christianity

set of spiritual folkways that developed from the traditions of the African diaspora

thumb|alt=Image of a 19th-century illustration of an obeah figure of a seated figure confiscated from a black man named Alexander Ellis|Illustration of a figurine confiscated from Alexander Ellis, an accused Obeahman in Morant Bay, Jamaica in 1887. Obeah, also spelled Obiya or Obia, is a broad term for African diasporic religious, spell-casting, and healing traditions found primarily in the former British colonies of the Caribbean. These practices derive much from West African traditions but also incorporate elements of European and South Asian origin. Many of those who practice these traditio

thumb|Curandera performing a limpieza in Cuenca, Ecuador

religious texts inscribed on lead plates from Granada, Spain

thumb|According to the Figurists, Noah's son [[Shem (here with Ham and Japheth) went to the Far East and brought with him the knowledge of Adam.]]

family of loa (spirits) in Haitian Vodou religion

major family of loa in Haitian Vodou

Chrislam is a Christian expression of Islam, originating as an assemblage of Christian and Islamic religious practices in Nigeria; in particular, the series of religious movements that merged Christian and Muslim religious practice during the 1970s in Lagos, Nigeria. The movement was pioneered by the Yoruba people in south-west Nigeria. Chrislam works against the conventional understanding of Christianity and Islam as two separate and exclusive religions, seeking out commonalities between both religions and promoting an inclusive union of the two. Chrislam also occupies a distinct geographical