Reinventing Religions: Syncretism and Transformation in Africa and the AmericasOnce a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has recently re emerged as a valuable tool for understanding the complex dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism, and transnationalism. Building on a century long tradition of scholarship, this important book formulates a broader view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe, highlighting the ways in which religions and cultures on both