Gypsy leadership, cohesion and social memory in the Evangelical Church of Philadelphia

Nowadays, although throughout Europe the Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim and Protestant denominational identities remain among Roma, the conversion rate would suggest the number of Roma Pentecostal will have numerically overtaken all the others in just a few years’ time. The uniqueness of Spanish Gypsy P...

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Publié dans:Social compass
Auteur principal: Cantón Delgado, Manuela 1963- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage [2017]
Dans: Social compass
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Philadelphia, Pa. (Région) / Mouvement évangélique / Pentecôtisme / Roms (Peuple) / Guide <homme> (Personne)
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
CD Christianisme et culture
KBQ Amérique du Nord
KDG Église libre
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Résumé:Nowadays, although throughout Europe the Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim and Protestant denominational identities remain among Roma, the conversion rate would suggest the number of Roma Pentecostal will have numerically overtaken all the others in just a few years’ time. The uniqueness of Spanish Gypsy Pentecostalism contradicts some of the stereotypes of global Pentecostalism and resides in its organisational complexity and hierarchical structure, its rapid institutionalisation as a sole church, the thorough theological training of its leaders, and its autonomy both from the State and from the European and Latin American Pentecostal Roma Movement. This article is structured around a life history and two concerns: (a) the role of the constant circulation of the gypsy evangelical ministers as regards charisma and leadership; (b) the growing transfer of prestige from the respected gypsy elders to the young evangelical pastors and their role in wide pacification processes involving ethnic cohesion and kinship.
ISSN:1461-7404
Contient:Enthalten in: Social compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0037768616683327