Collective memory in the making of religious change: the case of ‘emerging Jews' followers of Jesus

This study explores a facet of the construction of a new worldwide religious tradition that fuses the beliefs, rituals, and identity claims of both Judaism and Christianity. The Brazilian ‘Messianic Anussim' comprise former Charismatic Evangelicals that adhere to a variety of Jewish practices....

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Main Author: Carpenedo, Manoela (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
In: Religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-104
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Brazil / Judaism / Messianism / Christianity / Zionism / Religious change / New religion
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Messianic Judaism
B Christian Zionism
B religious bricolage
B Judaising groups
B Religious Change
B Collective Memory
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Summary:This study explores a facet of the construction of a new worldwide religious tradition that fuses the beliefs, rituals, and identity claims of both Judaism and Christianity. The Brazilian ‘Messianic Anussim' comprise former Charismatic Evangelicals that adhere to a variety of Jewish practices. Unlike Messianic Judaism, where Jewish-born people identify themselves as believers in Jesus, or Christian Zionism, where Evangelicals emphasise the eschatological importance of the Jews and Israel this particular community maintains the veneration of Jesus and calls for a purification of Charismatic Evangelicalism while observing Jewish laws. Their calls for a ‘pious restoration' are guided by a recovered Jewish identity that is inspired by the historical figure of the Bnei Anussim. Based on ethnographic research conducted between 2013 and 2015, this study explores the formation of a new hybrid religious group.
ISSN:0048-721X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2017.1386136