Desire Work : Ex-Gay and Pentecostal Masculinity in South Africa /

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In postapartheid Cape Town -- Africa's gay capital -- many Pentecostal men turned to "ex-gay" ministries in hopes of "curing" their homosexuality in order to conform to conservative Christian values and African social norms. In this book the author traces the experiences of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hackman, Melissa, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manfred Mann
Homosexualität
Pfingstbewegung
Pentecostal churches.
Gays.
Ex-gay movement.
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Pentecostal churches.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Masculinite > Aspect religieux > Églises pentecôtistes.
Églises pentecôtistes > Afrique du Sud > Le Cap.
Mouvement ex-gay > Afrique du Sud > Le Cap.
Homosexuels > Afrique du Sud > Le Cap.
Pentecostal churches > South Africa > Cape Town.
Ex-gay movement > South Africa > Cape Town.
Gays > South Africa > Cape Town.
Südafrika
South Africa > Cape Town.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cultural convergences
  • Building godly emotional intimacy
  • Becoming spiritual warriors : learning how to fight demonic sexual desires
  • Mastering romance and sexual feelings
  • "I didn't fall, I'm free" : leaving Healing Revelation Ministries.

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