Pentecostalism and Witchcraft: Spiritual Warfare in Africa and Melanesia

This open access book presents fresh ethnographic work from the regions of Africa and Melanesia--where the popularity of charismatic Christianity can be linked to a revival and transformation of witchcraft. The volume demonstrates how the Holy Spirit has become an adversary to the reconfirmed presen...

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Autor principal: Ruy Blanes (-)
Otros Autores: Michelle MacCarthy, Knut Rio
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2017.
Colección:Open Research Library ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This open access book presents fresh ethnographic work from the regions of Africa and Melanesia--where the popularity of charismatic Christianity can be linked to a revival and transformation of witchcraft. The volume demonstrates how the Holy Spirit has become an adversary to the reconfirmed presence of witches, demons, and sorcerers as manifestations of evil. We learn how this is articulated in spiritual warfare, in crusades, and in healing or witch-killing raids. The contributors highlight what happens to phenomena that people address as locally specific witchcraft or sorcery when re-molded within the universalist Pentecostal demonology, vocabulary, and confrontational methodology.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783319560687
9783319560670