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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Saints and spirits
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What is a "pantheon of saints and spirits" in the sentence below? What does "saints and spirits" mean?
María Lionza, with its ever-growing pantheon of saints and spirits, has emerged as one of the New World’s most malleable religions, blending Catholicism with West African traditions and many other customs.
What is a "pantheon of saints and spirits" in the sentence below? What does "saints and spirits" mean?
María Lionza, with its ever-growing pantheon of saints and spirits, has emerged as one of the New World’s most malleable religions, blending Catholicism with West African traditions and many other customs.
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I think"pantheon" alludes to the Greek temple dedicated to ALL the gods. In this case, we refer to the "blending" of Catholicism (saints) and African traditions (spirits). Pantheism is a religion in which the deity is ALL of nature.
- I think"pantheon" alludes to the Greek temple dedicated to ALL the gods.
- In this case, we refer to the "blending" of Catholicism (saints) and African traditions (spirits).
- Pantheism is a religion in which the deity is ALL of nature.
- So I think we're referring figuratively to the big tent which includes all religions.
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I think"pantheon" alludes to the Greek temple dedicated to ALL the gods.
In this case, we refer to the "blending" of Catholicism (saints) and African traditions (spirits).
Pantheism is a religion in which the deity is ALL of nature. So I think we're referring figuratively to the big tent which includes all religions.
In this case, we refer to the "blending" of Catholicism (saints) and African traditions (spirits).
Pantheism is a religion in which the deity is ALL of nature. So I think we're referring figuratively to the big tent which includes all religions.
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