Chasing Religion in the Caribbean: Ethnographic Journeys from Antigua to Trinidad (1st ed. 2016)
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- Synopsis
- Focusing on ten islands through the Caribbean, this ethnography examines how charismatic religious leaders develop creative transnational religious networking strategies that help spread the movement and increase its potential to become a greater force in shaping the future in the English-speaking Caribbean. The large and explosive global Charismatic movement spread in powerful ways in the small and tranquil English-speaking Caribbean. It is here in the deep Caribbean world of demonic possessions, spiritual demons, and supernatural healers where the Charismatic movement continues to shape a resilient culture. Placing the Charismatic movement in the realm of culture provides some highly surprising findings that reveal the potential of a religious movement and its ability for change in a late-modern social world.
- Copyright:
- 2016
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137561008
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781137560995
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 04/09/21
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Foreword by:
- Stephen Glazier
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