These statistics can be misleading, however, as many residents practice syncretic forms of Islamic and Christian faiths, combining their practices with traditional African beliefs.
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Rama is a great hero to the adherents of Agama Hindu Dharma and to the Muslims who practice Abangan, a syncretic form of Islam and Hinduism, in Indonesia.
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Adoption of Christianity was not universal, however, and many Mari today still practice Paganism in syncretic forms, or purer forms adhering to organized Neopagan Mari Traditional Religion organizations.
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Today, traditional beliefs remain strong among the Sihanaka, although a growing number practice orthodox Christianity or a syncretic form that incorporates aspects of traditional respect for ancestors and their norms.
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In it she describes how after the Arusha Declaration the Tanzanian verse drama " ngonjera " evolved from a propaganda tool of the ruling party into a subversive and syncretic form.
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A syncretic form of Islam that blends indigenous practices of matriarchy, ancestor veneration and Hinduism is practised by the Cham Bani, who predominantly live in Vietnam's B�nh Thu?n and Ninh Thu?n Provinces.
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The state religion of the Bengal Sultanate was Islam, and the region under its rule saw a growth of a syncretic form of Islam, a region that ultimately emerged as the modern nation of Bangladesh.
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Nominally Georgian Orthodox, the Pshavs have, however, like other mountain tribes preserved some of their pre-Christian beliefs, which a handful of people continue to profess in a syncretic form at the region's numerous shrines.
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According to him, the Santri followed an orthodox interpretation Islam, the abangan was the followed a syncretic form of Islam that mixed Hindu and animist elements ( often termed " Kejawen " ), and the priyayi was the nobility.
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On the front Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu is as a priest of Montu can be seen; he is presenting offerings to the falcon-headed god Re-Harakhty ( " Re-Horus of the Two Horizons " ), a syncretic form of the gods Ra and Horus, who is seated on a throne.
