Traditional Ritual as Christian Worship: Dangerous Syncretism or Necessary Hybridity ?
- Bangalore Theological Publication in India 2019
- 278p
- American Society of Missiology Series No. 56 .
The Dynamics of Ritual and Ceremony: Transforming Traditional Rites to Their Intended Purpose ...1 Theological Ideals, Cross-cultural Realities : Syncretism and Hybridity in Christian Culture Crossings ....20 1. Traditional Rituals with focus on Ritual A Folk-Costa Rican Festival of Reconciliation : El Baile de la Yeguita ..............39 The Simbu Pig-Kill Festival and the Eucharist : A Paradigm for Building Christian Community in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea ...........54 Jamaican Maroons Seeking to Confront the Kromante Spirit .......70 With Focus on Context The Korean Ancestral Rite : Cultural Signifucance and Implications for Christian Faith ........85 Sacred Feet - Waewae Tapu : Pathway to Cultural Reconciliation in New Zealand .........100 Pagan Rituals and Orthodox Beliefs: Hybridity, Prayer and Worship in the Armenian Orthodox Church ............119 2. Christian Worship Indigenous igbo Worship in Nigerian Churches .......141 A Creative Death Rituals ......158 Household Spirituality in a Messianic Jewish Context ......173 The Smudge Ceremony .......190 Ancestors as a Bridge for Understanding Jesus ..205 A House for God to Live in : Indian Manifestation that Reflect Old Testament Expression ....221