The Angolan Apocalypse

In this article I explore some convergences between religious and political apocalyptic thinking, taking as case study the inauguration of the cathedral of the ‘Tokoist Church’ in Luanda, Angola, in August 2012. Describing the marginal contestation to the otherwise triumphant current church leadersh...

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Main Author: Blanes, Ruy Llera (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Social sciences and missions
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 217-234
Further subjects:B Angola Tokoist church apocalypse imagination politics
B Angola Église Tokoiste apocalypse imagination politique
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Summary:In this article I explore some convergences between religious and political apocalyptic thinking, taking as case study the inauguration of the cathedral of the ‘Tokoist Church’ in Luanda, Angola, in August 2012. Describing the marginal contestation to the otherwise triumphant current church leadership, I argue that it is part of a movement of social fracture and political contestation that is also part of contemporary, post-war Angolan society, and also suggest that apocalyptic thinking can be understood as an expression of political dissent and of a ‘transformative politics’ that postulates alternative temporalities.
ISSN:1874-8945
Contains:In: Social sciences and missions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18748945-02803001