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Nigerian Pentecostalism


Nigerian Pentecostalism

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Nigerian Pentecostalism

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ISBN:
9781580464901
Publication Date:
1 Dec 2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:
University of Rochester Press
Pages:
378 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 24 - 29 May 2024
Nigerian Pentecostalism

Description

Presents a multidisciplinary study of how Nigerian pentecostals conceive of and engage with a spirit-filled world, arguing that the character of the movement is defined through an underlying "spell of the invisible." This book presents a multidisciplinary study of how Nigerian Pentecostals conceive of and engage with a spirit-filled world. It seeks to discern the spirituality of the charismatic religious movement in Nigeria in relation to issues of politics, national sovereignty, economic development, culture, racial identity, gender, social ethics, and epistemology. Nimi Wariboko describes the faith's core beliefs and practices, revealing a "spell of the invisible" that defines not only the character of the movement but also believers' ways of seeing, being, and doing. Written by an insider to the tradition, Nigerian Pentecostalism will also engage outsiders with an interest in criticalsocial theory, political theory, and philosophy. Nimi Wariboko is the Katherine B. Stuart Professor of Christian Ethics at Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts.

Contents

Introduction Sources of Nigerian Pentecostalism The Spell of the Invisible Excremental Visions in Postcolonial Pentecostalism Desire and Disgust: Ways of Being for God The Pentecostal Self: From Body to Body Politic Politics: Between Ontology and Spriritual Warfare Miracles, Sovereignity, and Community Altersovereignty and the Virtue of Pentecostal Friendship Spirituality and the Weight of Blackness "This Neighbor Cannot Be Loved!": Invisibility and Nudity of the "Pentecostal Other" Pentecostalism and Nigerian Society Notes Bibliography Index

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