Negotiating Respect : Pentecostalism, Masculinity, and the Politics of Spiritual Authority in the Dominican Republic /

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In his study of a barrio of Villa Altagracia, Brendan Thornton examines the appeal of Pentecostalism by showing how conversion inverts traditional models of legitimacy, transforming narratives of spiritual authority that, once based on virtue, are now based on redemption.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thornton, Brendan Jamal (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Orlando : University Press of Florida, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Catholic Church.
Église catholique > Relations > Évangelisme.
Catholic Church > Relations > Evangelicalism.
Poor > Religious life.
Pentecostalism.
Interfaith relations.
Evangelicalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
Évangelisme > Republique dominicaine > Histoire.
Évangelisme > Relations > Église catholique.
Evangelicalism > Dominican Republic > History.
Evangelicalism > Relations > Catholic Church.
Pentecostalism > Dominican Republic > Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal) > History.
Poor > Religious life > Dominican Republic > Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal) > History.
Dominican Republic > Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal)
Dominican Republic.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:In his study of a barrio of Villa Altagracia, Brendan Thornton examines the appeal of Pentecostalism by showing how conversion inverts traditional models of legitimacy, transforming narratives of spiritual authority that, once based on virtue, are now based on redemption.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780813055749

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