Inter-religious demonisation and its persuasiveness: the case of a newly emerged church in Southern Benin

This study investigates the Banamè Church, which has gained significant persuasive powers for conversion in Southern Benin, where the public is intensely afraid of witches and Pentecostal Charismatic Churches have expanded rapidly to fight against them. The Banamè Church claims that God came down an...

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Main Author: Muratsu, Ran (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill June 2022
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 52-79
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Parfaite 1990- / Église catholique privée de Banamè / Charismatic movement / Interfaith dialogue / Demonization / Conviction
RelBib Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
KDH Christian sects
NBC Doctrine of God
NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit
NBH Angelology; demonology
Further subjects:B Benin
B Church
B Interfaith dialogue
B Religion
B Vodun (an indigenous organisation demonisation)
B Christianity
B Affect
B Conversion
B Teaching
B Religious practice
B Pentecostal churches
B Pentecostal Charismatic Churches
B Catholic school
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