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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827259703321

Autore

Blanes Ruy Llera <1976->

Titolo

A prophetic trajectory : ideologies of place, time and belonging in an Angolan religious movement / / Ruy Llena Blanes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78238-273-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

289.9/309673

Soggetti

RELIGION / Christian Theology / Anthropology

Angola Church history 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction - On Prophetic Territories and Temporalities; Part I - Itineraries; Chapter 1 - Trajectories: A Prophetic Biography, Part I; Chapter 2 - Trajectories: A Prophetic Biography, Part 2; Part II - Heritages; Chapter 3 - Transmission: Word, Action and Mediation; Chapter 4 - Trepidation: Spirits, Memories and Disputed Heritages; Chapter 5 - Transcendence: Tokoist Diasporas; Conclusion; Primary Sources; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Combining ethnographic and historical research conducted in Angola, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, A Prophetic Trajectory tells the story of Simão Toko, the founder and leader of one of the most important contemporary Angolan religious movements. The book explains the historical, ethnic, spiritual, and identity transformations observed within the movement, and debates the politics of remembrance and heritage left behind after Toko's passing in 1984. Ultimately, it questions the categories of prophetism and charisma, as well as the intersections between mobility, memory, and belo