God's peculiar people : women's voices & folk tradition in a Pentecostal church / / Elaine J. Lawless

• Autore: Lawless Elaine J.
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2005; ©1988
• Edizione: Paperback edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Disciplina: 289.9/4/09772255
• Soggetto topico: Oneness Pentecostal churches - Indiana - Monroe County; Oneness Pentecostal churches - Indiana - Lawrence County; Pentecostal women - Indiana - Monroe County; Pentecostal women - Indiana - Lawrence County
• Soggetto geografico: Monroe County (Ind.) Church history; Lawrence County (Ind.) Church history
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Field Situation; 2 Maintaining Boundaries; 3 Discourse Rules; 4 Power of the Word; 5 Conclusion; Appendix: A Testimony Service; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Holy Rollers"" -- with this epithet most people dismiss members of the Pentecostal sect as wild religious fanatics. In this new study, folklorist Elaine Lawless draws on fieldwork among Pentecostal congregations in the limestone region of southern Indiana to offer a sympathetic view of the Pentecostals as a special group distinguished by their own folk traditions and religious expression.From her findings she describes the members' codes of dress and behavior, their attitudes toward themselves and others, their special use of words, and their distinctive religious practices. Focusing on the
• Titolo autorizzato: God's peculiar people
• ISBN: 0-8131-9141-6; 0-8131-4854-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810755303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II