RT Book
T1 The charismatic gymnasium: breath, media and religious revivalism in contemporary brazil
A1 Abreu, Maria José A. de 1970-
LA English
PP Durham
PB Duke University Press
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1736797050
AB The Media Acts of the Apostles -- Confession, Technically Speaking -- Outstanding Elasticity -- The Aerobics of Jesus -- Operation Theotókos -- Ghost Chair -- Theology on the Run -- Slanted Operations
AB "Tessellating the political economy of mass media with ancient conceptions of the gymnasium, The Charismatic Gymnasium traces the shift by the Catholic Church toward orthodox Greek repertoires in order to advance the concept of pneumatic liberalism to think Brazil's contemporary moment. In line with the recent interest in concepts like "life-force" or "vital substance" in Euro-American intellectual discourse, the book documents the central role of pneuma (the Greek term for air, breath, spirit) in a vast respiratory religious program that in Brazil goes under the popular name of "the aerobics of Jesus." Applying the uses of the Greek gymnasium in Christianity, this book explores the creation of aerobic exercises designed to make spiritually fit Catholic devotees in urban São Paulo." "--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN GN470
SN 9781478009719
SN 9781478011347
K1 Anthropology of religion : Brazil
K1 Leadership : Religious aspects : Catholic Church
K1 Religion And Politics : Brazil
K1 Christianity : Brazil