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""Holy Rollers""--With this epithet most people dismiss members of the Pentecostal sect as wild religious fanatics. In this new study, folklorist Elaine Lawless draws on fieldwork among Pentecostal congregations in the limestone region of southern Indiana to offer a sympathetic v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lawless, Elaine J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Pentecostal women.
Oneness Pentecostal churches.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Women's Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
Femmes pentecôtistes > Indiana > Monroe (Comte)
Oneness Pentecostal churches > Indiana > Monroe (Comte)
Pentecostal women > Indiana > Lawrence County.
Pentecostal women > Indiana > Monroe County.
Oneness Pentecostal churches > Indiana > Lawrence County.
Oneness Pentecostal churches > Indiana > Monroe County.
Indiana > Monroe County.
Indiana > Lawrence County.
Lawrence County (Ind.) > Church history.
Monroe County (Ind.) > Church history.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""Holy Rollers""--With this epithet most people dismiss members of the Pentecostal sect as wild religious fanatics. In this new study, folklorist Elaine Lawless draws on fieldwork among Pentecostal congregations in the limestone region of southern Indiana to offer a sympathetic view of the Pentecostals as a special group distinguished by their own folk traditions and religious expression. From her findings she describes the members' codes of dress and behavior, their attitudes toward themselves and others, their special use of words, and their distinctive religious practices. Focusing on the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (180 pages).
ISBN:9780813148540

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