Practicing the Faith: The Ritual Life of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians

Published by Berghahn Books 2011

Practicing the Faith

The Ritual Life of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians

Edited by: Martin Lindhardt

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780857450487

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About this book

Over the past decades, Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity has arguably become the fastest growing religious movement in the world. Distinguishing features of this variant of Christianity include formal ritual activities as well as informal, experiential, and ecstatic forms of worship. This book examines Pentecostal-charismatic ritual practice in different parts of the world, highlighting, among other things, the crucial role of ritual in creating religious communities and identities.

Author / Editor information

Martin Lindhardt is a lecturer in ethnology at the University of Copenhagen. His research and writing mainly focus on Pentecostalism in Chile and on charismatic revivalism, witchcraft, medical pluralism, and occult economies in Tanzania.

Reviews

“The book is a solid piece of work…Besides the theoretical novelties, the amount of empiric material that is presented is one of the book’s major benefits…the anthology represents a breakthrough in Pentecostal studies...it is one of the most interesting books that has been written on charismatic Christianity for a long time, and it must absolutely be read by everyone with an interest in Pentecostalism or/and ritual theory.” · Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review

“The quality of the essays is thankfully high, even as the cumulative result of the volume is suggestive for rethinking contemporary theories of ritual. This suggests that Practicing the Faithnot only tells us about pentecostal-charismatic life, but it also has methodological implications for anthropologists and other students of ritual. The study of Pentecostalism, thus, shows itself to be no less surprising than the phenomenon itself.” · Religious Studies Review

"This is a welcome collection of essays on ritual within Pentecostal and charismatic churches [that] will stake out new ground in a very crowded field." · Matthew Engelke, London School of Economics

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Introduction Martin Lindhardt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 1 The Obvious Aspects of Pentecostalism: Ritual and Pentecostal Globalization Joel Robbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
CHAPTER 2 Laying Our Sins and Sorrows on the Altar: Ritualizing Catholic Charismatic Reconciliation and Healing in Fiji Jacqueline Ryle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
CHAPTER 3 Healing and Redomestication: Reconstitution of the Feminine Self in South Korean Evangelical Cell Group Ritual Practices Kelly H. Chong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
CHAPTER 4 Ritualization of Life Thomas J. Csordas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
CHAPTER 5 Adventure and Atrophy in a Charismatic Movement: Returning to the “Toronto Blessing” Martyn Percy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
CHAPTER 6 The Ritual Use of the Bible in African Pentecostalism Paul Gifford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
CHAPTER 7 Voices: Presence and Prophecy in Charismatic Ritual Simon Coleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
CHAPTER 8 When God Interferes: Ritual, Empowerment, and Divine Presence in Chilean Pentecostalism Martin Lindhardt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
CHAPTER 9 Quiet Deliverances Jon Bialecki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
CHAPTER 10 Imperfect Vessels: Emotion and Rituals of Anti-Ritual in American Pentecostal and Charismatic Devotional Life Gretchen Pfeil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
CHAPTER 11 Public Rituals and Political Positioning: Venezuelan Evangelicals and the Chávez Government David Smilde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Keywords: Anthropology of Religion; Anthropology (General)

eBook

Published: April 1, 2011
ISBN: 9780857450487