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West Sahel Cult: Syncresia of Islam and the West African Vodun

Publication at Catholic Theological Faculty |
2020

Abstract

The article presents a unique religious phenomenon, which we propose to call the "West Sahel Cult". It is a syncresia of Islam and the West African vodun in the Sahel region of the West African state of Mali.

The article notes the background, extension and theological basis of syncresia.