Christian Revivalism and Political Imagination in Madagascar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3932038 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hilde Nielssen (0000-0003-3232-6278, University of Bergen, NorwayNattlandsaasen 5a, 5231 ParadisNorway, corresponding author), Karina Hestad Skeie (NLA University College, Bergen, NorwaySolåsen 27, 5223 NesttunNorway) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 189-223 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700666-12340004 |
| OpenAlex | W2074012619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
The point of departure for this paper is the particular role of Christian movements in Madagascar's most recent political crisis. During the coup d'état in March 2009, ritual specialists from the Christian revival movementFifohazanawere called on to carry out an exorcism to cleanse the presidential palace of evil forces. This incident not only shows the significance of Christian revival movements within the Malagasy political landscape and society in general, but also indicates how Malagasy politics is imagined in spiritual terms. With its recurrent efforts to restore the nation-state, Malagasy national politics is impossible to understand without taking into account how thoroughly the Malagasy political imagination is infused with the cosmology and ontologies of power. This paper explores the ambivalent relationships between the various Christian movements and national politics in the light of history as well as through the recent transmutations of power, showing howFifohazanahave provided a site for the (re)production of the contemporary political imagination
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |