Surprisingly Unsurprising: How Brazilian Evangelicals Work Jiu Jitsu into their Worship Services

Brazilian evangelicals promote jiu jitsu, on the one hand, as a response to young, modern congregants’ desire for flexibility of religious expression and sociability, and on the other hand, as an avenue for individual corporeal, psycho-spiritual, and mental empowerment. Both function as metaphors fo...

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Main Author: Rivers, Jessica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2011
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-16
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