The idea of syncretic politics has been influenced by syncretism and syncretic religion. The Roman polytheism merged with the Gallic paganism into the same syncretism. This concept may be referred to as syncretism, creolization, or cultural hybridity. They avoid modern syncretism and eclecticism (i.e. combining practises from unrelated cultures). Spanish colonization brought about a unique religious syncretism of Catholicism and Wari religion. Sindh's religious syncretism was a result of Sufism. Brazilian religions are very diversified and inclined to syncretism. This is one of the clues as to how syncretism developed between seemingly disparate religions. The Tepehuan religion is a syncretism of indigenous and Catholic beliefs. Piganiol's Constantine is a philosophical monotheist, a child of his era's religious syncretism. In Hellenistic syncretism, Hecate also became closely associated with Isis. Muslim rule differed from these others in the level of assimilation and syncretism that occurred. Philo represents the apex of Jewish-Hellenistic syncretism. Religious syncretism, combining African and Christian elements, was prevalent. It is also a strong example of cultural syncretism between eastern and western traditions.