African syncretic religions (umbrella)
Umbrella for African syncretic religions blending Christianity, Islam, and indigenous traditions.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — umbrella for African syncretic religions beyond named entries.
Profile facts
In context
African syncretic religions include various Mwalimu / Apostolic / Spiritual movements across the continent. Mainstream voluntary tradition in most cases.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- ModernVarious movements
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pesquisa revela que 44% dos brasileiros seguem mais de uma religião · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| Neopentecostalismo e religiões afro-brasileiras: Significados do ataque aos símbolos da herança religiosa africana no Brasil contemporâneo | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Judaicização do pentecostalismo brasileiro · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Various academic studies search ↗
- Pesquisa revela que 44% dos brasileiros seguem mais de uma religião — https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/pesquisa-revela-que-44-dos-brasileiros-seguem-mais-de-uma-religiao-21444431 open ↗
- Neopentecostalismo e religiões afro-brasileiras: Significados do ataque aos símbolos da herança religiosa africana no Brasil contemporâneo — https://doi.org/10.1590%2FS0104-93132007000100008 open ↗
- Judaicização do pentecostalismo brasileiro — https://estadodaarte.estadao.com.br/judaicizacao-do-pentecostalismo-brasileiro/ open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
Relevant hubs
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