Appraising the Limits of Pentecostal Political Power in Nigeria
Many studies of the Pentecostal movement in Africa have identified a modernist liberal tendency as its major characteristic. Its spread is associated with positive social, economic, and political impact in the affected countries. A Pentecostal revolution has been identified in Nigeria as well, with...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2016, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 369-389 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nigeria
/ Pentecostal churches
/ Power
/ Democratization
/ Liberalization
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
Nigeria
Pentecostalism
political theology
democratizing
liberalizing
modernity
rupture
ideology
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