A Prophetic Trajectory: Ideologies of Place, Time and Belonging in an Angolan Religious Movement
Ruy Llera Blanes
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Description for A Prophetic Trajectory: Ideologies of Place, Time and Belonging in an Angolan Religious Movement
Hardback. Combining ethnographic and historical research conducted in Angola, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, A Prophetic Trajectory tells the story of Simao Toko, the founder and leader of one of the most important contemporary Angolan religious movements. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJ; HRAX; HRCC99. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 503.
Combining ethnographic and historical research conducted in Angola, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, A Prophetic Trajectory tells the story of Simão Toko, the founder and leader of one of the most important contemporary Angolan religious movements. The book explains the historical, ethnic, spiritual, and identity transformations observed within the movement, and debates the politics of remembrance and heritage left behind after Toko’s passing in 1984. Ultimately, it questions the categories of prophetism and charisma, as well as the intersections between mobility, memory, and belonging in the Atlantic Lusophone sphere.
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
472g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782382720
SKU
V9781782382720
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Ref
99-15
About Ruy Llera Blanes
Ruy Llera Blanes is an anthropologist and currently Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway, and Associate Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. He has published articles in several international journals, and co-edited Encounters of Body and Soul in Contemporary Religiosity (2011, Berghahn, with Anna Fedele) and The Social Life of Spirits ... Read more
Reviews for A Prophetic Trajectory: Ideologies of Place, Time and Belonging in an Angolan Religious Movement
‘The author did a wonderful job of research. The book is self-explanatory and informing not only about Angola but also about the existence of other churches and their practices amidst political manipulations and turmoil.” · African Studies Quarterly “For scholars of religion in Europe Blanes’s ultimate focus on the Angolan diaspora happily presents his strongest point of ... Read more