Catholic Pentecostalism and the paradoxes of Africanization : : processes of localization in a Catholic Charismatic movement in Cameroon / / by Ludovic Lado.

The anthropological literature on religious innovation and resistance in African Christianity tended to focus almost exclusively on what have come to be known as African Independent Churches. Very few anthropological studies have looked at similar processes within mission churches. Through an ethnog...

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Superior document:Studies of religion in Africa, v. 37
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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies on religion in Africa ; 37.
Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • General introduction
  • Chapter One. From North America to Cameroon
  • Chapter Two. Misfortune narratives in Ephphata
  • Chapter Three. A typology of spirit possession
  • Chapter Four. Charismatic prayer sessions
  • Chapter Five. Therapeutic strategies in Mangen
  • Chapter Six. Ritual healing: Religion or magic?
  • Chapter Seven. Ephphata in Paris
  • Chapter Eight. Paradoxes of africanization
  • Chapter Nine. Anthropology and philosophy in Africa
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.