Born Again in Brazil
Title | Born Again in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | R. Andrew Chesnut |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780813524061 |
"For vivid insight, lively narrative and persuasive use of life histories, this is o major piece of ethnography". -- David Martin, University of London
Born Again in Brazil
Title | Born Again in Brazil PDF eBook |
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Pages | 203 |
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ISBN | 9780813524061 |
Transmitting the Spirit
Title | Transmitting the Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Martijn Oosterbaan |
Publisher | Penn State University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Conversion |
ISBN | 9780271078434 |
Examines Pentecostalism, media, society, and culture in the turbulent favelas of Brazil. Explores both the evolving role of religion in Latin America and the proliferation of religious ideas and practices in the postmodern world.
Pentecostalism in Brazil
Title | Pentecostalism in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | Johanna Niehues |
Publisher | GRIN Verlag |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2010-03-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3640554442 |
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Sociology - Religion, grade: 1,0, University of Auckland (Department of Sociology), course: Sociology of Religion, language: English, abstract: The focus of this research essay is on the emergence, development and public appeal of Pentecostalism in Brazil. First of all, the history of the Pentecostal churches in Brazil and their expansion within the last several decades will be examined. Thereby attention will be drawn to the wider social and global circumstances that enabled the religious change in Brazil. In a second step the increase of differing types of Pentecostal churches will be assessed. By comparing it to having a deregulated market situation it will be exemplified how various products, in this case types of churches, are fighting for consumers and account for niche marketing in a situation of religious competition. Finally, the circumstances of the Brazilians that are mainly attending Pentecostal churches will be illustrated with focusing on the benefits and appeals of committing to Pentecostalism. By applying aspects of the rational choice theory it will be examined why people and levels of society are drawn to specific churches in opposition to others. In particular, attention will be given to the attractiveness of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God to a particular group of society thereby stressing the demand side of the relationship.
Pentecostalism in Brazil
Title | Pentecostalism in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | A. Corten |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1999-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781349410279 |
With its exalted emotionality, Pentecostalism is a widespread religious movement in Latin America and Africa. It is a blend of Methodism and African religious culture which arouses the passions of the poorest Brazilian masses. Pentecostal conversion is experienced as a sudden break which radically transforms the life of these sectors of the population. Pentecostalism is an Utopia of equality, love and emotion, which is staged during the worship service. However, it is also characterized by authoritarian features. Pentecostalism is slowly eroding the foundation of Western political categories.
Looking for God in Brazil
Title | Looking for God in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | John Burdick |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0520205030 |
"One of the best books that has been written on religion and politics in Latin America. It is theoretically deft and empirically rich."—Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame
The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions
Title | The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 2013-03-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004246037 |
The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions explores the global spread of religions originating in Brazil, a country that has emerged as a major pole of religious innovation and production. Through ethnographically-rich case studies throughout the world, ranging from the Americas (Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Argentina) and Europe (the U.K., Portugal, and the Netherlands) to Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Australia), the book examines the conditions, actors, and media that have made possible the worldwide construction, circulation, and consumption of Brazilian religious identities, practices, and lifestyles, including those connected with indigenized forms of Pentecostalism and Catholicism, African-based religions such as Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as diverse expressions of New Age Spiritism and Ayahuasca-centered neo-shamanism like Vale do Amanhecer and Santo Daime. Contributors include Ushi Arakaki, Dario Paulo Barrera Rivera, Brenda Carranza, Anthony D'Andrea, Sara Delamont, Alejandro Frigerio, Alberto Groisman, Annick Hernandez, Clara Mafra, Cecília Mariz, Deirdre Meintel, Carmen Rial, Cristina Rocha, Camila Sampaio, Clara Saraiva, Olivia Sheringham, Neil Stephens, José Claúdio Souza Alves, Claudia Swatowiski, and Manuel A. Vásquez.