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Syncretisms
Cultural blends, or mixtures, including religious blends, that emerge from acculturation, particularly under colonialism, such as African, Native American, and Roman Catholic saints and deities in Caribbean vodun, or "voodoo," cults; the exchange of cultural features when cultures come into continuous firsthand contact. Taboo-Set apart as sacred and off-limits to ordinary people; prohibition backed by supernatural sanctions.
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- Category: Cultural anthropology
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