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Faith and Revivalism in a Nordic Romani Community: Pentecostalism Amongst the Kaale Roma of Sweden and Finland
David Thurfjell
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Hardback. A Pentecostal revival is sweeping the Romani communities of Europe. Pentecostalism has become one of the major factors behind Romani social development and these interviews and field work offer a unique presentation and analysis of the Pentecostal revival in the Kaale Roma of Finland and Sweden. Series: Library of Modern Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DNS; HRCC96. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
A Pentecostal revival is sweeping the Romani communities of Europe. The dominant religious orientation of European Roma, Pentecostalism has become one of the major factors behind Romani social development, in the wake of the discrimination, marginalisation, and growing anti-ziganist sentiments of the latest decades. Through this form of charismatic Protestant Christianity, Roma have overcome social problems and internal conflicts as well as battle against the hostility and exclusion of the 'macro gajo' (non-Roma) society. Based on interviews and field work, this original ethnographic study offers a unique presentation and analysis of the Pentecostal revival in one of Europe's many ... Read more
A Pentecostal revival is sweeping the Romani communities of Europe. The dominant religious orientation of European Roma, Pentecostalism has become one of the major factors behind Romani social development, in the wake of the discrimination, marginalisation, and growing anti-ziganist sentiments of the latest decades. Through this form of charismatic Protestant Christianity, Roma have overcome social problems and internal conflicts as well as battle against the hostility and exclusion of the 'macro gajo' (non-Roma) society. Based on interviews and field work, this original ethnographic study offers a unique presentation and analysis of the Pentecostal revival in one of Europe's many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Library of Modern Religion
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848859289
SKU
V9781848859289
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About David Thurfjell
David Thurfjell is Associate Professor in the Study of Religions at Sodertorn University, Stockholm. He is the author of Living Shi'ism: Instances of Ritualisation Among Islamist Men in Contemporary Iran (2006).
Reviews for Faith and Revivalism in a Nordic Romani Community: Pentecostalism Amongst the Kaale Roma of Sweden and Finland
'Thurfjell is a very sensitive observer who does not only co-live his informants' lives with deep empathy but also is able to transfer his observations into a remarkably structured and well-written text. His descriptions and analyses are very vivid and even touching at times. All in all, this study could be used as a prime example of how to do ... Read more