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Between Babel and Pentecost

Transnational Pentecostalism in Africa and Latin America

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Published: 22nd August 2001
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"A great read for anyone wanting to thnk about how to interpret contemporary religious trends, and for those versed in Euro-American forms of Pentecostalism to consider how non-Western variations may challenge and expand the theoretical repertoire on the subject." -- Religious Studies Review

"" -- African Studies Review

Over the past two decades, Latin American and African societies have experienced the phenomenal growth of Pentecostal movements. This book examines the subject from different perspectives, taking into consideration the important transnational character of such movements and their tendency to foster identities which transcend the national and cultural context in which they begin.

Introductionp. 1
From Babel to Pentecost: A Social-Historical-Theological Study of the Growth of Pentecostalismp. 22
Globalisation and Pentecostal Successp. 41
The Complex Provenance of Some Elements of African Pentecostal Theologyp. 62
Mediating the Global and Local in Nigerian Pentecostalismp. 80
Transnationalised Religious Needs and Political Delegitimisation in Latin Americap. 106
Pentecostalism and Transnationalisation in the Caribbeanp. 124
Jamaican Pentecostalism: Transnational Relations and the Nation-Statep. 142
Pentecostalism, Market Logic and Religious Transnationalisation in Costa Ricap. 163
Brazilian Pentecostalism Crosses National Bordersp. 181
The Transnationalisation of Brazilian Pentecostalism: The Universal Church of the Kingdom of Godp. 196
Time and Transcultural Technologies of the Self in the Ghanaian Pentecostal Diasporap. 216
The Quest of Missionaries: Transnationalism and Township Pentecostalism in Malawip. 235
Transnationalisation and Local Transformations: The Example of the Church of Assemblies of God of Burkina Fasop. 256
The Expansion of Pentecostalism in Benin: Individual Rationales and Transnational Dynamicsp. 274
The New Pentecostal Networks of Brazzavillep. 293
Indexp. 309
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ISBN: 9780253213785
ISBN-10: 0253213789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 323
Published: 22nd August 2001
Publisher: INDIANA UNIV PR
Dimensions (cm): 19.761 x 13.31  x 1.854
Weight (kg): 0.399