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



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Autore: Lawless Elaine J. Visualizza persona
Titolo: God's peculiar people : women's voices & folk tradition in a Pentecostal church / / Elaine J. Lawless Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-9141-6
0-8131-4854-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810755303321
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