Crooked Prophets, Ungodly Politicians and their Publics: Popular Christian Engagements in South Africa
Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity (PCC) has had a radical and public impact on African cities, believers and politics. Scholars often describe this impact in terms of the “Pentecostalization” of the public sphere. Looking at Prophet Bushiri and his Enlightened Christian Gathering Church in South...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox Publ.
[2020]
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PentecoStudies
Année: 2020, Volume: 19, Numéro: 1, Pages: 36--61 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bushiri, Shepherd 1983-
/ Enlightened Christian Gathering (Corporation)
/ Südafrika
/ Pentecôtisme
/ Politique
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| RelBib Classification: | KBN Afrique subsaharienne KDG Église libre KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne NBG Pneumatologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Pentecostal Charismatic Church
B Pentecostalization B Public Sphere B Prophet Bushiri B Enlightened Christian Gathering Church B Africa |
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| Résumé: | Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity (PCC) has had a radical and public impact on African cities, believers and politics. Scholars often describe this impact in terms of the “Pentecostalization” of the public sphere. Looking at Prophet Bushiri and his Enlightened Christian Gathering Church in South Africa, I argue that the ontological situatedness of PCC believers, “unbelievers” and those who shared a spirited world view led to a plurality of public spheres and counter publics. Thus, secular commentators in South Africa did not understand the Pentecostal message or its expression while locals who believed in a spirited world interpreted Prophet Bushiri’s messages and behaviour in terms that dismissed debate in favour of (violent) action. Within PCC circles, which often stretched beyond the local to encompass vast networks of “spiritual kin”, communicative flows were scuppered by an unstable public moved by the Spirit rather than secular political processes. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-7691 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: PentecoStudies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/pent.40930 |