Publication

2014 - BRILL

Language

English

Word Count

100,000 words, Guess

Page Count

400 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139789004281875
  • ISBN-109004281878
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014034528
  • OCLC Control Number890011496
  • Better World Books9789004281875
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCBR1644.5.A35 P47 20
  • LCCBR1644.5.A35 P47 2014
  • LCCBR1644.5.A35 P47 2015

Description

Within recent decades Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity has moved from an initially peripheral position to become a force to be reckoned with within Africa's religious landscapes. Bringing together prominent Africanist scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this book offers a comprehensive and multifaceted treatment of the ways in which Pentecostal-Charismatic movements have shaped the orientations of African Christianity and extended their influence into other spheres of post-colonial societies such as politics, developmental work and popular entertainment. Among other things, the chapters of the book show how Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity responds to social and cultural concerns of Africans, and how its growth and increasingly assertive presence in public life have facilitated new kinds of social positioning and claims to political power.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Pentecostalism in Africa: Presence and Impact of Pneumatic Christianity in Postcolonial SocietiesBRILL2014-01-01

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