Pentecostalism in Africa - Presence and Impact of Pneumatic Christianity in Postcolonial Societies

Bringing together prominent Africanist scholars from a variety of disciplines, this book offers a comprehensive treatment of the social, cultural and political impact of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in postcolonial sub Saharan Africa.

About the author

Martin Lindhardt, Ph.D. (2004) is an associate professor of cultural sociology at the University of Southern Denmark. He is the author of "Power in Powerlessness. A Study of Pentecostal Life-Worlds in Urban Chile" (Brill 2012).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2014
• EAN: 9789004281868
• ISBN: 978-90-04-28186-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 236 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 572 g
• Series: Global Pentecostal and Charism
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity