Catholics rich in spirit: El Shaddai's modern engagements
Drawing on ethnographic feildwork in the Philippines this article argues that El Shaddai, a popular Filipino catholic charismatic movement, offers a unique and relevant religious option by straddling a "modern" and Pentecostal-like approach to spirituality, ritual, and Christian life, on t...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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Philippine studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 495-520 |
Further subjects: | B
Philippines
Catholicism
Religion
Religious movement
Mass media
Culture
Poverty
Christianity
B Poverty B Philippines B Religion B Catholicism B Mass media B Christianity B Culture B Religious movement |
Summary: | Drawing on ethnographic feildwork in the Philippines this article argues that El Shaddai, a popular Filipino catholic charismatic movement, offers a unique and relevant religious option by straddling a "modern" and Pentecostal-like approach to spirituality, ritual, and Christian life, on the one hand, and a Catholic social identity and communal life, on the other. (Philipp Stud/NIAS-Han) |
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Physical Description: | Lit. |
ISSN: | 2244-1093 |
Contains: | In: Philippine studies
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