The anthropology of global pentecostalism and evangelicalism / edited by Simon Coleman and Rosalind I. J. Hackett ; with an Afterword by Joel Robbins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, Simon, 1963- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pentecostalism.

Evangelicalism.

Anthropology of religion.

Physical Description:

vii, 264 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : NYU Press, 2015.

Summary:

The phenomenal growth of Pentecostalism and evangelicalism around the world in recent decades has forced us to rethink what it means to be religious and what it means to be global. The success of these religious movements has revealed tensions and resonances between the public and the private, the religious and the cultural, and the local and the global. This volume provides a wide-ranging and accessible, as well as ethnographically rich, perspective on what has become a truly worldwide religious trend, one that is challenging conventional analytical categories within the social sciences. This book informs students and seasoned scholars alike about the character of Pentecostalism and evangelicalism not only as they have spread across the globe, but also as they have become global movements. Adopting a broad anthropological approach, the chapters synthesize the existing literature on Pentecostalism and evangelicalism even as they offer new analyses and critiques. They show how the study of Pentecostalism and evangelicalism provides a fresh way to approach classic anthropological themes; they contest the frequent characterization of these movements as conservative religious, social, and political forces, and they argue that Pentecostalism and evangelicalism are significant not least because they encourage us to reflect on the intersections of politics, materiality, morality, and law. Ultimately, the volume leaves us with a clear sense of the cultural and social power, as well as the theoretical significance, of forms of Christianity that we can no longer afford to ignore. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Moralizing the World

1 Personhood: Sin, Sociality, and the Unbuffered Self in US Evangelicalism / Omri Elisha Elisha, Omri 41

2 Circulations: Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in Nineteenth-Century Singapore and Penang / Jean DeBernardi DeBernardi, Jean 57

3 Orientations: Moral Geographies in Transnational Ghanaian Pentecostal Networks / Kristine Krause Krause, Kristine 75

Section 2 Language and Embodiment

4 Affect: Intensities and Energies in the Charismatic Language, Embodiment, and Genre of a North American Movement / Jon Bialecki Bialecki, Jon 95

5 Feminine Habitus: Rhetoric and Rituals of Conversion and Commitment among Contemporary South Korean Evangelical Women / Kelly H. Chong Chong, Kelly H. 109

6 Mobility: A Global Geography of the Spirit among Catholic Charismatic Communities / Thomas J. Csordas Csordas, Thomas J. 129

Section 3 Transmission and Mediation

7 Mediating Money: Materiality and Spiritual Warfare in Tanzanian Charismatic Christianity / Martin Lindhardt Lindhardt, Martin 147

8 Mediating Culture: Charisma, Fame, and Sincerity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Martijn Oosterbaan Oosterbaan, Martijn 161

9 Mediating Miracle Truth: Permanent Struggle and Fragile Conviction in Kyrgyzstan / Mathijs Pelkmans Pelkmans, Mathijs 177

Section 4 The State and Beyond: New Relations, New Tensions

10 Politics of Sovereignty: Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity and Politics in Angola / Ruy Llera Blanes Blanes, Ruy Llera 197

11 Politics of Prayer: Christianity and the Decriminalization of Cocaine in Guatemala / Kevin Lewis O'Neill O'Neill, Kevin Lewis 214

12 Politics of Tradition: Charismatic Globalization, Morality, and Culture in Polynesian Protestantism / Yannick Fer Fer, Yannick 228.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814772591

0814772595

9780814772607

0814772609

OCLC:

906658661