Upward, not sunwise : resonant rupture in Navajo neo-pentecostalism / Kimberly Jenkins Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Kimberly Jenkins, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navajo Indians--Religion.

Navajo Indians.

Pentecostalism--United States.

Pentecostalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2016.

Summary:

Upward, Not Sunwise exploresan influential and growing neo-Pentecostal movement among Native Americans characterized by evangelical Christian theology, charismatic "spirit-filled" worship, and decentralized Native control.As in other global contexts, neo-Pentecostalism is spread by charismatic evangelists practicing faith healing at tent revivals.In North America, this movement has become especially popular among the Diné (Navajo), where the Oodlání ("Believers") movement now numbers nearlysixty thousand members.Participants in this movement value their Navajo cultural identity yet maintain a profound religious conviction that the beliefs of their ancestors are tools of the devil. Kimberly Jenkins Marshall has been researching the Oodlání movement since 2006 and presents the first book-length study of Navajo neo-Pentecostalism.Key to the popularity of this movement is what the author calls "resonant rupture, " or the way the apparent continuity of expressive forms holds appeal for Navajos, while believers simultaneously deny the continuity of these forms at the level of meaning. Although the music, dance, and poetic language at Oodlání tent revivals is identifiably Navajo, Oodlání carefully re-inscribe their country gospel music, dancing in the spirit, use of the Navajo language, and materials of faith healing as transformationally new and different. Marshall explores these and other nuances of Navajo neo-Pentecostal practices by examining how Oodlání perform their faith under the big white tents scattered across the Navajo Nation.

Contents:

Resonant rupture

Revivals, research, relationships

Under the tent: the resonant rupture of ritual

Háálá Ayóo Diyin: the resonant rupture of language

God never listened to country: the resonant rupture of music

Dancing in the spirit: the resonant rupture of non-human actors

Embodying healing: the resonant rupture of faith healing

The resonant rupture of global pentecostalism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803294950

0803294956

OCLC:

956993037