Confession cum Deliverance
In/Dividuality of the Subject Among Kinshasa's Born-Again Christians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3933116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Pype (0000-0002-7766-1902, 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Catholic University of Leuven Katrien Pype, IARA, Parkstraat 45 Box 3615, 3000 Leuven Belgium, Email: [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 280-310 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1163/157006611x586202 |
| OpenAlex | W1984569610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
The article deals with the social significance of confessions among Kinshasa's born-again Christians.1 Together with conversion narratives and former witches' testimonies, confessions represent the main discursive rituals in the religious practices of newborn Christians. The analysis departs from the observation that among Kinshasa's born-again Christians confessions are usually preceded or followed by deliverance rituals, and, that they are rarely acted out in an intimate and private encounter with the pastor. Rather, these narratives are usually expressed in public, preferably with the sinners' victims as audience. The public nature of the confessions and their co-occurrence with spiritual cleansing as performed via deliverance rituals allow us to embark on an analysis that foregrounds the uncertainty of the Christian subject and the ways in which the subject can emerge but also be broken down
Art · Confession (law · History of religions · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Subject (documents · African Studies and Ethnography · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Gender Studies · History · Migration, Identity, and Health · Philosophy · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,87 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |