Political spiritualities: the Pentecostal revolution in Nigeria

Rethinking the religious and the political in Africa -- Rupture, redemption, and the history of the present -- Revival and the postcolonial crisis of government -- God's subjects -- Born-again ethics and the spirits of the political economy -- The politics of conviction

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Main Author: Marshall, Ruth 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago London University of Chicago Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:Pfingstbewegung und Globalisierung (2012) (Heuser, Andreas, 1961 -)
Political spiritualities. The Pentecostal revolution in Nigeria. By Ruth Marshall. Pp. x+349. Chicago–London: University of Chicago Press, 2009. 24 (paper). 978 0 226 50712 5; 978 0 226 50713 2 (2012) (Asamoah-Gyadu, J. Kwabena)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nigeria / Pentecostal churches / Politics
Further subjects:B Church history studies
B Religious practice
B Pentecostalism Political aspects (Nigeria)
B Political influencing
B Pentecostalism (Nigeria)
B Religion
B Influence
B Nigeria Religious life and customs
B Religious organization
B Christianity
B Christianity and politics (Nigeria)
B Nigeria Church history
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Summary:Rethinking the religious and the political in Africa -- Rupture, redemption, and the history of the present -- Revival and the postcolonial crisis of government -- God's subjects -- Born-again ethics and the spirits of the political economy -- The politics of conviction
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-337) and index
ISBN:0226507122
Reference:Kritik in "An Author Meets Her Critics (2011)"