Pentecostalism in Africa : Presence and Impact of Pneumatic Christianity in Postcolonial Societies / / edited by Martin Lindhardt ; Allan Heaton Anderson [and thirteen others], contributors

• Pubblicazione: Boston : , : Brill, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 pages.)
• Disciplina: 276.083
• Soggetto topico: Pentecostalism - Africa
• Persona (resp. second.): LindhardtMartin; AndersonAllan Heaton
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Presence and Impact of Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity in Africa / Martin Lindhardt -- ‘‘Stretching out hands to God’’: Origins and Development of Pentecostalism in Africa / Allan Heaton Anderson -- wfp Burton and the Birth of Congolese Pentecostalism / David J. Garrard -- Pentecostalism and the Transformation of the African Christian Landscape / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu -- Unity and Diversity within African Pentecostalism: Comparison of the Christianities of Daniel Olukoya and David Oyedepo / Paul Gifford -- “All Answers”: On the phenomenal success of a Brazilian Pentecostal Charismatic Church in South Africa / Ilana van Wyk -- Continuity, Change or Coevalness?: Charismatic Christianity and Tradition in Contemporary Tanzania / Martin Lindhardt -- Gender and Pentecostalism in Africa / Jane Soothill -- Pentecostalism, ‘Post- secularism,’ and the Politics of Affect: In Africa and Beyond / Jean Comaroff -- Pentecostalism and Development in sub-Saharan Africa / Ben Jones -- Encoding Caesar’s Realm – Variants of Spiritual Warfare Politics in Africa / Andreas Heuser -- Pentecostals and Politics in Nigeria and Zambia: An Historical Perspective / Richard Burgess -- Pentecostals and Politics: Redefining Big Man Rule in Africa / John F. McCauley -- The liveliness of Pentecostal/charismatic popular culture in Africa / Katrien Pype -- Afterword / William K. Kay -- Index / Martin Lindhardt.
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing together prominent Africanist scholars from a variety of disciplines, this book offers a comprehensive treatment of the social, cultural and political impact of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in postcolonial sub Saharan Africa.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pentecostalism in Africa
• ISBN: 9789004281875; 90-04-28187-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788092303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II