Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an Book Reviews

Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an by Simon Coleman & Rosalind I. J. Hackett Book Summary

The phenomenal growth of Pentecostalism and evangelicalism around the world in recent decades has forced us to rethink what it means to be religious and what it means to be global. The success of these religious movements has revealed tensions and resonances between the public and the private, the religious and the cultural, and the local and the global. This volume provides a wide ranging and accessible, as well as ethnographically rich, perspective on what has become a truly global religious trend, one that is challenging conventional analytical categories within the social sciences.

This book informs students and seasoned scholars alike about the character of Pentecostalism and evangelicalism not only as they have spread across the globe, but also as they have become global movements. Adopting a broadly anthropological approach, the chapters synthesize the existing literature on Pentecostalism and evangelicalism even as they offer new analyses and critiques. They show how the study of Pentecostalism and evangelicalism provides a fresh way to approach classic anthropological themes; they contest the frequent characterization of these movements as conservative religious, social, and political forces; and they argue that Pentecostalism and evangelicalism are significant not least because they encourage us to reflect on the intersections of politics, materiality, morality and law. Ultimately, the volume leaves us with a clear sense of the cultural and social power, as well as the theoretical significance, of forms of Christianity that we can no longer afford to ignore.

👋 Do you love Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an books? Please share your friends!

Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an (Simon Coleman & Rosalind I. J. Hackett) Book Reviews 2024

Simon Coleman & Rosalind I. J. Hackett - Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an Discussions & Comments

Have you read this book yet? What do you think about Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an by Simon Coleman & Rosalind I. J. Hackett book? Ask the bookpedia.co community a question about Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism an!