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Folk Catholicism can be broadly described as various ethnic expressions and practices of Catholicism intermingled with aspects of folk religion. Practices have varied from place to place and may at times contradict the official doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church. [1] Description.
Some forms of folk Catholic practices are based on syncretism with non-Catholic beliefs. Some of these folk Catholic forms have come to be identified as separate religions, as is the case with Caribbean and Brazilian syncretisms between Catholicism and West African religions, which include Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé.
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Folk Catholicism: Its Significance, Value and Ambiguities ANTOINE VERGÜTE From various perspectives, folk catholicism is an object of interest, of discussion, or of controversy. Rationalistically-minded people consider it with a mixture of amusement and disdain, as an odd, superstitious, and primitive if not infantile subject. But anthro-
May 22, 2023 · Deconstructing Folk Catholicism: Combating Catholic Hegemony during the Philippines’ Colonial Era. Posted on May 22, 2023. This paper was written by Chloe Foor and was awarded the Civil Resistance Prize by the History Department in 2023. It was written for History 600: Empire and Revolution in Southeast Asia taught by Professor Alfred McCoy.
Folk religion. In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, traditional religion or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized religion. The precise definition of folk religion varies among scholars.
Folk saints are dead people or other spiritually powerful entities (such as indigenous spirits) venerated as saints, but not officially canonized. Since they are saints of the "folk", or the populus, they are also called popular saints.
Jun 2, 2021 · Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2021. Raymundo R. Pavo. Pages 218-229. A Philosophical Approach to Folk Catholicism: A Collingwoodian Exploration. The principle of overlap of classes holds that when two entities interface, the effect is a blurring of boundaries between conceptual territories.