Negotiating Respect : Pentecostalism, Masculinity, and the Politics of Spiritual Authority in the Dominican Republic / Brendan Jamal Thornton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thornton, Brendan Jamal.

Series:

Latin American and Caribbean arts and culture.

Latin American and Caribbean arts and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Religious life--Dominican Republic--Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal)--History.

Poor.

Pentecostalism--Dominican Republic--Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal)--History.

Pentecostalism.

Evangelicalism--Relations--Catholic Church.

Evangelicalism.

Evangelicalism--Dominican Republic--History.

Catholic Church--Relations--Evangelicalism.

Catholic Church.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his study of a barrio of Villa Altagracia, Brendan Thornton examines the appeal of Pentecostalism by showing how conversion inverts traditional models of legitimacy, transforming narratives of spiritual authority that, once based on virtue, are now based on redemption.

Contents:

Introduction: Pentecostal cultural change

Orthodoxy and Christian culture in the Dominican Republic

Villa Altagracia: el pueblo caliente, el pueblo profetico

Pluralism, heterodoxy, and Christian hegemony

Christians apart: being and becoming Pentecostal

Youth gangs, conversion, and evangelical moral authority

Residual masculinity and gendered charisma

Pentecostal social currency and the search for respect

Conclusion: the politics of Christian identity.

Notes:

"This book is a part of the Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture publication initiative, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-6530-5

0-8130-5110-X

0-8130-5574-1

OCLC:

932622521