Building a Transnational Spiritual Community
The John of God Movement in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23209552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cristina Rocha (0000-0002-3140-4310, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 289-312 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Diaspora of Brazilian Religions (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004246034_013 |
| OpenAlex | W2785559384 |
| ISBN | 9789004246034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
In this chapter the author analyzes the transnationalization of the John of God movement. The author argues that the intense flows of people, sacred objects, ideas, practices and ‘spirits’ between the Casa de Dom Inacio and Australia create a transnational spiritual community comprised of healers, the ill, those who seek spiritual growth, and tour guides. The chapter calls for the expansion of its scope to encompass other transnational communities, such as those of transnational spiritual adherents. This transnational spiritual community is created and supported not only by concrete flows of people and material culture, but by flows of energy and spirits who, according to followers, are present and heal in Australia as well. The author shows that when people connect to them, such as during current sessions, they are able to be in Brazil and in Australia simultaneously. Keywords:Australia; John of God; transnational spiritual community; transnationalization
Aesthetics · Art · Movement (music) · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Religion, Society, and Development
Religion, Place, and Identity at the Intersection of Cultural Bricolage
Theoretical Appliqué and Comparative Contextualization in Cristina Rocha’s John of God / Bordado teórico e contextualização comparativa no livro John of God, de Cristina Rocha
Flows into the Global North
Spiritual Tourism, Cultural Translation, and Friction
Meeting John of God
“How Does He Get His Magic?”
Localizing Flows
Re-enchanting Healing
Abadiânia as a “Touristic Borderzone”
Conclusion
John of God
"The Social Functions and Dysfunctions of Brazilian Immigrant Congregations in "terra incognita
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |