Roma Pentecostals narrating identity, trauma, and renewal in Croatia and Serbia

"Stories of Pentecostal conversion and church growth in Roma communities are prolific across Europe but how does conversion impact daily lives in the context of economic hardship and social marginalization? In fact, Roma Pentecostal life stories from Croatia and Serbia reveal both resilience an...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies
Main Author: Wachsmuth, Melody J. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2023]
In: Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies (volume 44)
Series/Journal:Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies volume 44
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Croatia / Serbia / Roma (People) / Pentecostal churches
RelBib Classification:KDG Free church
Further subjects:B Pentecostals, Romani Religious life (Serbia)
B Pentecostalism (Croatia)
B Pentecostals, Romani Religious life (Croatia)
B Pentecostals, Romani (Serbia) Social conditions
B Pentecostalism (Serbia)
B Pentecostals, Romani (Croatia) Social conditions
Online Access: Table of Contents
Blurb
Literaturverzeichnis
Description
Summary:"Stories of Pentecostal conversion and church growth in Roma communities are prolific across Europe but how does conversion impact daily lives in the context of economic hardship and social marginalization? In fact, Roma Pentecostal life stories from Croatia and Serbia reveal both resilience and suffering, and consequently reveal the struggle of lived faith amidst formidable challenges. In what ways, then, has a new Pentecostal identity shifted relationships, thinking, and behaviour? This ethnography explores the ways in which these Roma Pentecostals incorporate their faith in their daily lives through analysing their life stories in conjunction with their socio-cultural contexts and Pentecostal theology"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004518967