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Zusatztext "A remarkably insightful book." Informationen zum Autor Matthew Engelke is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at London School of Economics and Political Science. Klappentext “Matthew Engelke has crafted a fascinating, insightful, and sensitive study of the ways in which the Friday Masowe attempt to achieve religious transcendence. Drawing thoughtfully on the findings of other researchers across a wide spectrum of sociological and theological contexts, A Problem of Presence makes a valuable contribution to the comparative study of Christianity, and to the anthropology of religion in general.”—Webb Keane, author of Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter “In this impressive work, Engelke describes the Friday Masowe of Zimbabwe with real ethnographic sensitivity and adds wide resonance through authoritative and unpretentious theoretical elaboration. A Problem of Presence is a model of how to make an apparently oblique socio-cultural phenomenon illuminate very wide problems, without sacrificing ethnographic complexity and texture.”—James Clifford, author of The Predicament of Culture "A beautifully written book. Engelke creates a new ethnographic field, that of biblical publicity, by following its ambitions in the high street, in politics, and in a Christian think-tank. He forces us—subtly but firmly—to rethink the location of religion in post-secular England and beyond. "— Simon Coleman, University of Toronto Zusammenfassung The Friday Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God 'live and direct' from the Holy Spirit. This book documents how this rejection of scripture speaks to longstanding concerns within Christianity over mediation and authority. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Map of Zimbabwe Introduction 1. Up in Smoke: Humility! Humiliation! and the Christian Book 2. The Early Days of Johane Masowe 3. The Question of Leadership: The Friday Message after Johane 4. Mutemo in Three Portraits 5. Listening for the True Bible: Live and Direct Language! Part I 6. Singing and the Metaphysics of Sound: Live and Direct Language! Part II 7. The Substance of Healing Conclusion Notes References Index ...
