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Society beyond morality: mimesis, sovereignty, and being not‐human in the Nyau associations of Malawi La société par‐delà la moralité : mimèse, souveraineté et existence non humaine dans les sociétés Nyau du Malawi

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 67-84, March 2026.
Nyau masked dancers embodying a variety of people, animals, and objects appear at many public events in Chewa areas of Malawi. Understood to be the physical manifestation of ancestral spirits, these entities are classified as ‘not human’ and transgress ordinary morality, mocking and threatening audiences.
Sam Farrell
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On the Potential and Problems of Pentecostal Exchange

, 2013
In this article, I draw on ethnography from the Zambian Copperbelt to examine the social productivity of the Pentecostal prosperity gospel, a Christian movement centered on the idea that it is God's will for believers to be wealthy.
Haynes, Naomi, Naomi Haynes
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Ontological (in)Security and African Pentecostalism in Ireland [PDF]

, 2015
The last number of years has seen the mushrooming of African Pentecostal churches, especially Prosperity Gospel churches, in the post-recession industrial landscapes of Ireland. This article aims to explore the growth of African Pentecostalism in Ireland
Murphy, Fiona, Maguire, Mark
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Troubling the Waters: Black African Christian Presence and the Reshaping of Christianity in Canada

Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and ...
James Kwateng‐Yeboah
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Pentecostal Reinventions of the Passover: Contextual Reflections on the End of Year Night Worship Festivals in Uganda

Journal for the Study of Religion
Pentecostal scholarship in and about Africa is a vibrant arena in world Christianity, with an upswing in the proliferation of scholarly works on Pentecostal Churches and its centrality in the political and social fabric of African societies ...
Alexander Paul Isiko, Enock Kisekka
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Consultations in New Prophetic Churches and African Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Divine Healing in Assessing Syncretistic Practices in the South African Context

Religions, 2023
New prophetic churches have a different approach to classical Pentecostalism when it comes to the practice of divine healing. Unlike classical Pentecostalism, new prophetic churches embrace the practice of consulting prophets in divine healing in the ...
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
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Creating the Complexo de Israel: Religion, Urban Orders, and Aesthetics in Rio de Janeiro

City &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This article centers on the relation between religion, criminal(ized) economies, and the production of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our empirical focus lies on the Israel Complex, a cluster of favelas located in the city's northern periphery.
Jolien van Veen, Martijn Oosterbaan
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Charismata and compassion : Dhinakaran, Charismatic healing and Pastoral Pentecostalism in South India : a practical theological assessment [PDF]

, 2006
This dissertation is a theological assessment of the Jesus Calls divine healing movement as it developed in South India. It analyses the thought of the founder D. G. S.
Gnanakan, Christopher Guru
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The Protestant Ethic and African Pentecostalism: A Case Study

, 2011
In 2008 South Africa’s Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) produced a report on Pentecostalism, Under the Radar: Pentecostalism in South Africa and its Potential Social and Economic Role, which makes great claims for the public effects of ...
P Gifford, Nogueira-Godsey, T, T Nogueira-Godsey, Gifford, P, Gifford, Paul, Nogueira-Godsey, Trad   +5 more
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Correlates of Continued Church Membership Intention: An Empirical Study of Religion in Ghana

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 123-147, June 2025.
Abstract This study examines the factors influencing continued church membership intention in Ghana, focusing on the key correlates of this behavior. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) the survey data collected were analyzed. The findings highlight charismatic leadership, religious experience, corporate social responsibility, personal needs ...
Andrews Agya Yalley
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