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Moving by the spirit : Pentecostal social life on the Zambian Copperbelt

Title
Moving by the spirit : Pentecostal social life on the Zambian Copperbelt / Naomi Haynes.
Author
Haynes, Naomi
Publication
  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
xxii, 194 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book argues that the runaway popularity of Pentecostal Christianity on the Zambian Copperbelt is a result of this religion's capacity to produce novel forms of value realization. A close analysis of the relationships that form in Pentecostal churches reveals that Pentecostal social life is structured around an animating idea - a value - called 'moving by the Spirit.' Moving by the Spirit entails personal advancement both with regard to material prosperity and religious skill or charisma. While moving by the Spirit makes Pentecostalism attractive, it is difficult for Pentecostal believers to balance prosperity against charisma without reproducing divisions in economic status. These divisions undermine the social world of the church by limiting the access of poorer believers to the relationships with their leaders - relationships through which the value of moving by the Spirit is most effectively realized"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
The anthropology of Christianity ; 22
Uniform Title
Anthropology of Christianity ; 22.
Subject
  • Pentecostals > Zambia > Copperbelt Province > Social life and customs
  • Pentecostalism > Social aspects > Zambia > Copperbelt Province
  • Pentecostalism > Social aspects
  • Zambia > Copperbelt Province
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue : a breakthrough for Mr. Zulu -- Introduction : Pentecostalism as promise, Pentecostalism as problem -- Boom and bust, revival and renewal -- Making moving happen -- Becoming Pentecostal on the Copperbelt -- Ritual and the (un)making of the Pentecostal relational world -- Prosperity, charisma, and the problem of gender -- On the potential and problems of Pentecostal exchange -- Mending mother's kitchen -- The circulation of Copperbelt saints -- Conclusion : worlds that flourish.
Call Number
Sc E 21-1523
ISBN
  • 9780520294240
  • 0520294246
  • 9780520294257
  • 0520294254
LCCN
2016040501
OCLC
958498005
Author
Haynes, Naomi, author.
Title
Moving by the spirit : Pentecostal social life on the Zambian Copperbelt / Naomi Haynes.
Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The anthropology of Christianity ; 22
Anthropology of Christianity ; 22.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 21-1523
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