Jamaica Genesis (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

How has Pentecostalism, a decidedly American form of Christian revivalism, managed to achieve such phenomenal religious ascendancy in a former British colony among people of predominately African descent? According to Diane J. Austin-Broos, Pentecostalism has flourished because it successfully mediates between two historically central yet often oppositional themes in Jamaican religious life2;the characteristically African striving for personal freedom and happiness, and the Protestant struggle for atonement and salvation through rigorous ethical piety. With its emphasis on the individual experience of grace and on the ritual efficacy of spiritual healing, and with its vibrantly expressive worship, Jamaican Pentecostalism has become a powerful and compelling vehicle for the negotiation of such fundamental issues as gender, sexuality, race, and class. "Jamaica Genesis" is a work of signal importance to all those concerned not simply with Caribbean studies but with the ongoing transformation of religion andculture.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1997
First published:	September 1997
Authors:	Diane J.Austin- Broos
Dimensions:	229 x 158 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-03286-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > General Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches Promotions
LSN:	0-226-03286-8
Barcode:	9780226032863

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