Douglas Bafford
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 265944 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Douglas Bafford |
| NOMBRES | Douglas |
| APELLIDO | Bafford |
| FIRMA | BAFFORD D |
| AFILIACIONES | Brandeis University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8613-5966 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
The Allure of Heavenly Mother, from South Korea to South Africa
The World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) is a transnational Sabbatarian religion that emerged in South Korea after the 1985 death of its founding messianic figure, Ahn Sahng-hong. With a strong emphasis on proselytization, the organization has achieved widespread adoption in diverse national settings, despite having received relatively little attention in anglophone scholarly literature. Drawing on ethnographic encounters with this moveme…
Sing and make music to the Lord
Scholars of contemporary Christianity have long noted the importance of sacred music in constructing faith communities and distinguishing religious actors from one another. Drawing on historical and ethnographic evidence gathered over 16 months in Johannesburg, South Africa, I examine the role of music in contributing to the Christian identity of conservative evangelicals and in mediating their relationship with religious others. For the interden…
Aging and the End Times
Recent trends in aging studies and popular U.S. discourse reformulate elderhood as a valuable, not necessarily negative, experience, and these new models of aging have extended to a consideration of religious practices that can make old age particularly meaningful. Among evangelical Christians, a shared cosmological (and specifically eschatological) narrative structure provides solace and semiotic coherence in the face of challenges characteristi…
Religion and Science
Anthropological study of the intersection of religion and science can be traced back to the late nineteenth century when “armchair” anthropologists were concerned with situating religion and science (along with magic) as developmental phases along a universal evolutionary scheme. Later scholars reacted against these models by placing greater emphasis on the simultaneous operation of religion and science within dynamic cultural systems. Attempts a…
What's in Your Bag, Anthropologists
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Religion and Science
Anthropological study of the intersection of religion and science can be traced back to the late nineteenth century when “armchair” anthropologists were concerned with situating religion and science (along with magic) as developmental phases along a universal evolutionary scheme. Later scholars reacted against these models by placing greater emphasis on the simultaneous operation of religion and science within dynamic cultural systems. Attempts a…
What's in Your Bag, Anthropologists
Aging and the End Times
Recent trends in aging studies and popular U.S. discourse reformulate elderhood as a valuable, not necessarily negative, experience, and these new models of aging have extended to a consideration of religious practices that can make old age particularly meaningful. Among evangelical Christians, a shared cosmological (and specifically eschatological) narrative structure provides solace and semiotic coherence in the face of challenges characteristi…
Sing and make music to the Lord
Scholars of contemporary Christianity have long noted the importance of sacred music in constructing faith communities and distinguishing religious actors from one another. Drawing on historical and ethnographic evidence gathered over 16 months in Johannesburg, South Africa, I examine the role of music in contributing to the Christian identity of conservative evangelicals and in mediating their relationship with religious others. For the interden…
The Allure of Heavenly Mother, from South Korea to South Africa
The World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) is a transnational Sabbatarian religion that emerged in South Korea after the 1985 death of its founding messianic figure, Ahn Sahng-hong. With a strong emphasis on proselytization, the organization has achieved widespread adoption in diverse national settings, despite having received relatively little attention in anglophone scholarly literature. Drawing on ethnographic encounters with this moveme…
Ethnography (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Anthropology (3 obras) · Philosophy (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Anthropology of religion (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Gender Studies (2 obras) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 obras) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 obras)