Pentecostalized and Pillarized. Neo-Dhimmitude and the Religious Market in Kuwait

This article uses a qualified religious market model to first describe and then analyze the context and shifts of significant Christian populations in Kuwait. It argues that due to neo-dhimmitude, the religious market is pillarized and maintains that the shift towards pentecostalized Christianity in...

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Published in:Exchange
Main Author: Crace, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Exchange
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CH Christianity and Society
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Pentecostalism
B Prosperity Gospel
B Rodney Stark
B Christian
B religious market theory
B Kuwait
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Summary:This article uses a qualified religious market model to first describe and then analyze the context and shifts of significant Christian populations in Kuwait. It argues that due to neo-dhimmitude, the religious market is pillarized and maintains that the shift towards pentecostalized Christianity indicates a rise in demand for embodied spirituality and religious narratives that justify the sacrifices and burdens of transnational migration. It concludes that pentecostalized Christianity is a significant element within the pillarized religious market of Kuwait while demonstrating how the religious market model may be adapted for non-Western contexts.
ISSN:1572-543X
Contains:Enthalten in: Exchange
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-20221625