The Ambivalence Of Power Charismatic Christianity And Occult Forces In Urban Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9397013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Lindhardt (0000-0002-4507-8368, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-54 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nordic Journal of Religion and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0809-7291 • E-ISSN: 1890-7008 |
| Publisher | Akademika forlag (PUBLISHER • NO) |
| DOI | 10.18261/issn1890-7008-2009-01-03 |
| OpenAlex | W2187459159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
In this article I explore parallels and dynamic interplays between charismatic Christianity and «traditional» understandings of mysterious power as related to an occult sphere in the city of Iringa in central Tanzania. I discuss how notions of power as constructive and necessary yet also dangerous and potentially destructive are adopted into and partly transformed by charismatic discourses on the realm of darkness and related ritual practices of empowerment, rupture and spiritual struggle. In the end I argue that the relationship between charismatic Christianity and traditional religion/ culture may better be grasped in terms of coevalness, intersections and ongoing mutual influence than temporalising difference
Aesthetics · Charisma · Christianity · Epistemology · Ethnology · Parallels · Political science · Power (physics · Realm · Sociology · Tanzania · Theology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |