Middle Class Pentecostalism in Argentina : Inappropriate Spirits / Jens Köhrsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Köhrsen, Jens, 1980- author.

Series:

Religion in the Americas series ; Volume 15.

Religion in the Americas Series ; Volume 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class--Argentina.

Middle class.

Pentecostalism--Argentina.

Pentecostalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brill 2016

Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Middle-Class Pentecostalism in Argentina: Inappropriate Spirits Jens Koehrsen offers an intriguing account of how the middle class relates to Latin America´s most vibrant religious movement. Based on pervasive field research, this study suggests that Pentecostalism stands in tension with the social imaginary of the middle class and is perceived as an inappropriate lower class practice. As such, middle class Pentecostals negotiate the appropriateness of their religious belonging by demonstrating distinctive tastes and styles of Pentecostalism. Abstaining from the expressiveness, emotionality, and strong spiritual practice that have marked the movement, they create a milder and socially more acceptable form of Pentecostalism. Increasingly turning into a middle class movement, this style has the potential to embody the future shape of Pentecostalism.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Jens Koehrsen

Introduction / Jens Koehrsen

Religious Boundary Work and Class Representations – A Theoretical Framework to Study Middle Class Pentecostalism / Jens Koehrsen

Exploring Middle Class Pentecostalism in Argentina – Methodological Considerations / Jens Koehrsen

Social Class, Symbolic Boundaries, and Religion in Argentina / Jens Koehrsen

Pentecostalism in Tension / Jens Koehrsen

Becoming a Middle Class Pentecostal: Biographies, Backgrounds, and Beliefs / Jens Koehrsen

Symbolic Boundary Work in Pentecostalism: Two Pentecostal Churches / Jens Koehrsen

Crafting a More Appropriate Pentecostalism: Five Symbolic Boundaries / Jens Koehrsen

The Evolution and Implications of Boundary Work / Jens Koehrsen

Conclusion / Jens Koehrsen

Bibliography / Jens Koehrsen

Index / Jens Koehrsen.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-31014-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004310148 DOI