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African Pentecostals in Catholic Europe - The Politics of Presence in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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African Pentecostals in Catholic Europe - The Politics of Presence in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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Over the past thirty years, Italy-the historic home of
Catholicism-has become a significant destination for migrants from
Nigeria and Ghana. Along with suitcases and dreams of a brighter
future, these Africans bring their own form of Christianity,
Pentecostalism, shaped by their various cultures and religious
worlds. At the heart of Annalisa Butticci's beautifully sculpted
ethnography of African Pentecostalism in Italy is a paradox.
Pentecostalism, traditionally one of the most Protestant of
Christian faiths, is driven by the same concern as Catholicism:
real presence. In Italy, Pentecostals face harsh anti-immigrant
sentiment and limited access to economic and social resources. At
times, they find safe spaces to worship in Catholic churches, where
a fascinating encounter unfolds that is equal parts conflict and
communion. When Pentecostals watch Catholics engage with
sacramental objects-relics, statues, works of art-they recognize
the signs of what they consider the idolatrous religions of their
ancestors. Catholics, in turn, view Pentecostal practices as a mix
of African religions and Christian traditions. Yet despite their
apparently irreconcilable differences and conflicts, they both
share a deeply sensuous and material way to make the divine visible
and tangible. In this sense, Pentecostalism appears much closer to
Catholicism than to mainstream Protestantism. African Pentecostals
in Catholic Europe offers an intimate glimpse at what happens when
the world's two fastest growing Christian faiths come into contact,
share worship space, and use analogous sacramental objects and
images. And it explains how their seemingly antithetical practices
and beliefs undergird a profound commonality.
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