Catholics rich in spirit: El Shaddai's modern engagements

Drawing on ethnographic feildwork in the Philippines this article argues that El Shaddai, a popular Filipino catholic charismatic movement, offers a unique and relevant religious option by straddling a "modern" and Pentecostal-like approach to spirituality, ritual, and Christian life, on t...

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Published in:Philippine studies
Main Author: Wiegele, Katharine L. 1966- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ateneo de Manila University Press 2006
In: Philippine studies
Further subjects:B Philippines Catholicism Religion Religious movement Mass media Culture Poverty Christianity
B Poverty
B Philippines
B Religion
B Catholicism
B Mass media
B Christianity
B Culture
B Religious movement
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Summary:Drawing on ethnographic feildwork in the Philippines this article argues that El Shaddai, a popular Filipino catholic charismatic movement, offers a unique and relevant religious option by straddling a "modern" and Pentecostal-like approach to spirituality, ritual, and Christian life, on the one hand, and a Catholic social identity and communal life, on the other. (Philipp Stud/NIAS-Han)
ISSN:0031-7837
Contains:In: Philippine studies