Seekers and Things - Spiritual Movements and Aesthetic Difference in Kinshasa (Hardcover)

Focusing on the intricate presence of a Japanese new religion (Sekai Kyuseikyo) in the densely populated and primarily Christian environment of Kinshasa (DR Congo), this ethnographic study offers a practitioner-orientated perspective to create a localized picture of religious globalization. Guided by an aesthetic approach to religion, the study moves beyond a focus limited to text and offers insights into the role of religious objects, spiritual technologies and aesthetic repertoires in the production and politics of difference. The boundaries between non-Christian religious minorities and the largely Christian public sphere involve fears and suspicion of "magic" and "occult sciences".

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
Authors:	Peter Lambertz
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
ISBN-13:	978-1-78533-669-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General
LSN:	1-78533-669-X
Barcode:	9781785336690

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