Politicizing Elsewhere(s): Negotiating Representations of Neo-Pentecostal Aesthetic Practice in Berlin
Drawing on ethnographic research in a Nigerian-based Pentecostal church in Berlin, this article explores the discussions that emerged when my scholarly representations of the congregants’ aesthetic engagements with the Elsewhere diverged from the church leadership's expectations. More specifica...
| Autres titres: | "Special Section: Elsewhere Affects" Politicizing Elsewhere Politicizing Elsewheres |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| Dans: |
Religion and society
Année: 2020, Volume: 11, Numéro: 1, Pages: 163-175 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Pentecostalism
B Belonging B diasporic religion B Aesthetics B Affect B politics of representation |
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| Résumé: | Drawing on ethnographic research in a Nigerian-based Pentecostal church in Berlin, this article explores the discussions that emerged when my scholarly representations of the congregants’ aesthetic engagements with the Elsewhere diverged from the church leadership's expectations. More specifically, it interrogates my representational practice in relation to the stakes of the diasporic congregation, which is operating at the political margin of Berlin's widely diverse religious landscape. In exploring the collision of my analytical focus on the affect-charged elements of the believers’ routines of connecting to the Elsewhere with the church's emphasis on affective discipline and moderation, the article demonstrates how aesthetic practices that engage with the Elsewhere not only have a religious but inevitably also a political bearing. |
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| ISSN: | 2150-9301 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religion and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3167/arrs.2020.110112 |
