(ÉËnÃ¦krÉËnÉªzÉm) n. 1. the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed. 2. a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time: she regards the Church as an anachronism.
The religions of Indochina are numerous, but the main religions are prevalent throughout the region. Indian traders brought Hindu and Buddhist religions across the ocean from the west. The distinctive Indian culture and architecture, reflected in temples of Angkor, Cambodia, led to the area that includes Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam being called Indochina. People known as Mon and Khmer occupied the Cambodian area from the North and between A.D 800s and 1200s it was the center of the Khmer empire.
Voodoo is a practical religion, playing an important role in the family and the community. One's ancestors, for instance, are believed to be a part of the world of the spirits, of the Loas, and this is one way that Voodoo serves to root its participants in their own history and tradition.o conclude this brief communication on the traditional Vodun religion of Benin, I must point out that it was not possible to say everything, even on essential aspects. However, in spite of all the excesses to its discredit, Vodun in its purity remains a fertile ground for evangelisation.