Charismatic Healers in Contemporary Africa - Deliverance in Muslim and Christian Worlds (Hardcover)

Based on ethnographic studies conducted in several African countries, this volume analyses the phenomenon of deliverance - which is promoted both in charismatic churches and in Islam as a weapon against witchcraft - in order to clarify the political dimensions of spiritual warfare in contemporary African societies. Deliverance from evil is part and parcel of the contemporary discourse on the struggle against witchcraft in most African contexts. However, contributors show how its importance extends beyond this, highlighting a pluralism of approaches to deliverance in geographically distant religious movements, which coexist in Africa. Against this background, the book reflects on the responsibilities of Pentecostal deliverance politics within the condition of 'epistemic anxiety' of contemporary African societies - to shed light on complex relational dimensions in which individual deliverance is part of a wider social and spiritual struggle. Spanning across the study of religion, healing and politics, this book contributes to ongoing debates about witchcraft and deliverance in Africa.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies
Release date:	December 2022
Editors:	Sandra Fancello • Alessandro Gusman
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-29544-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	1-350-29544-2
Barcode:	9781350295445

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