Unmapped Territories: Discursive Networks and the Making of Transnational Religious Landscapes in Global Pentecostalism

The concept of transnational religious networks has been investigated mainly in the field of migration studies. But religious transnationalism in general and Pentecostal transnationalism in particular go beyond migration networks. They are embedded in everyday religious practices, including the use...

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Main Author: Schüler, Sebastian 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2008
In: PentecoStudies
Year: 2008, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-62
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Summary:The concept of transnational religious networks has been investigated mainly in the field of migration studies. But religious transnationalism in general and Pentecostal transnationalism in particular go beyond migration networks. They are embedded in everyday religious practices, including the use of virtual networks and the power of imaginary global communities. Transnationalism is located in the Pentecostal imaginary, rather than in de facto processes of migration. Religious imaginaries can be seen as fundamental conditions for the production of sacred spaces. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to re-conceptualize the formation of transnational religious networks and the concept of the third space by introducing the notion of the ‘imagined migrant’. Through this, the emergence of transnational religious networks such as prayer chains can be described as grounded in everyday religious practice and discourse.
ISSN:1871-7691
Contains:Enthalten in: PentecoStudies
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10900/98427