Spiriti in diaspora Rifugio e lotta spirituale nelle chiese pentecostali congolesi di Kampala Rifugio e lotta spirituale nelle chiese pentecostali congolesi di Kampala
The present article is based on the results of a research carried out in several Congolese "refugee churches" in the area of Nsambya/Katwe in Kampala (Uganda), concerning the aspects of spiritual warfare and of deliverance in connection with the condition of refugee. Starting from these di...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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| Subtitles: | Shelter spirits in diaspora and spiritual struggle in the Congolese Pentecostal churches in Kampala Refuge and spiritual struggle in the Congolese Pentecostal churches in Kampala |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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Morcelliana
2016
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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| Further subjects: | B
Pentecostalismo
B rifugiati urbani B Spiritual warfare B Religion B Refugees B Jesus Christ B urban and religious transformations B Pentecostal Churches B Pentecostalism B Congo (Democratic Republic) B vulnerabilità spirituale B spiritual vulnerability B trasformazioni urbane e religiose B urban refugees B lotta spirituale |
| Summary: | The present article is based on the results of a research carried out in several Congolese "refugee churches" in the area of Nsambya/Katwe in Kampala (Uganda), concerning the aspects of spiritual warfare and of deliverance in connection with the condition of refugee. Starting from these dimensions, in this article I explore the connections Congolese Pentecostals establish between their being refugees and the fact of being under the attack of demonic spirits. The extreme insecurity of the conditions of life they experience in Kampala push many believers to turn to Pentecostal churches searching for divine protection. In this situation, Pentecostal churches are on the one hand charged of the control of the spiritual disorder, through the practices of deliverance, especially in their collective expression. On the other hand, they act as amplifiers of the refugees' fears: by justifying the frequent recourse to spiritual warfare, they fuel an imaginary in which those who suffer are extremely vulnerable to the demonic attacks. Finally, with the insistence on the need to accept the hardships of life and to surrender to Jesus Christ in order to obtain his protection, Congolese Pentecostal churches shift the discourse of suffering from the level of everyday life to the one of the Manichean struggle between Good and Evil. (English) |
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| ISSN: | 2611-8742 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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