Pentecostalism and Witchcraft: Spiritual Warfare in Africa and Melanesia

• Yazar: Knut Rio (auth)
• Diğer Yazarlar: Michelle MacCarthy (auth), Ruy Blanes (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
• Seri Bilgileri: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
• Konular: Holy Spirit; charismatic Christianity; indigenous Pentecostal movements; evangelism; demonology; ethnography
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This open access book presents fresh ethnographic work from the regions of Africa and Melanesia-where the popularity of charismatic Christianity can be linked to a revival and transformation of witchcraft. The volume demonstrates how the Holy Spirit has become an adversary to the reconfirmed presenc...