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Martin Lindhardt - Practicing the Faith: The Ritual Life of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians - 9781845457709 - V9781845457709
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Practicing the Faith: The Ritual Life of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians

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Description for Practicing the Faith: The Ritual Life of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Lindhardt, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRCC96. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.

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.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845457709
SKU
V9781845457709
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Martin Lindhardt
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 for Practicing the Faith: The Ritual Life of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians
“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 ... Read more

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