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More Than Opium: An Anthropological Approach to Latin American and Caribbean Pentecostal Praxis
Boudewijnse, Barbara; Droogers, Andre; Kamsteeg, Frans
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Description for More Than Opium: An Anthropological Approach to Latin American and Caribbean Pentecostal Praxis
hardcover. In this diverse collection, the authors address the expansion of Pentecostalism; the gender dimension; the analysis of discourse and practice; the power dimension; comparisons with similar, competing groups; the urban/rural comparison; and the contribution of Pentecostalism to the resolution of social problems. Series: Studies in Evangelicalism. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HRCC96; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
This collection of articles is based on an earlier book in Spanish, entitled Algo más que opio, which was published in 1991 by DEI in Costa Rica. The present edition appears in response to the accelerated rate of expansion in recent years of the region's Pentecostalism. The editors have updated the original edition with five chapters (three written by Latin American anthropologists) as well as three revised chapters. Two chapters were translated without modification. In this diverse collection, the authors address the expansion of Pentecostalism; the gender dimension; the analysis of discourse and practice; the power ... Read more
This collection of articles is based on an earlier book in Spanish, entitled Algo más que opio, which was published in 1991 by DEI in Costa Rica. The present edition appears in response to the accelerated rate of expansion in recent years of the region's Pentecostalism. The editors have updated the original edition with five chapters (three written by Latin American anthropologists) as well as three revised chapters. Two chapters were translated without modification. In this diverse collection, the authors address the expansion of Pentecostalism; the gender dimension; the analysis of discourse and practice; the power ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Evangelicalism
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810833906
SKU
V9780810833906
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About Boudewijnse, Barbara; Droogers, Andre; Kamsteeg, Frans
Barbara Boudewijnse studied cultural anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam and religion at the State University of Groningen, the Netherlands. André Droogers is Professor of Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. He has lectured and done fieldwork in Zaire and Brazil. Frans Kamsteeg has done fieldwork in Peru and Chile. He is also the author of Prophetic Pentecostalism in Chile ... Read more
Reviews for More Than Opium: An Anthropological Approach to Latin American and Caribbean Pentecostal Praxis
Themes include the expansion of Pentecostalism; gender issues; urban-rural issues; and the power dimension within Pentecostal groups and with charismatics, non-Pentecostals, and society.
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