Performing power in Nigeria: identity, politics, and Pentecostalism

A fresh and interdisciplinary study of faith and social culture in Nigeria, Abimbola A. Adelakun uses extensive archival material, interviews and fieldwork to explore how Nigerian Pentecostals use performance to mark their self-distinction as a people of power.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adelakun, Abimbola (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:African identities. Past and present
Further subjects:B Social environment
B Church
B Einflussgröße
B Pentecostalism (Nigeria)
B Identification (religion)
B Performance Religious aspects Christianity
B Pentecostal churches
B Politics
B Christianity
B Nigeria
B Empowerment
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781009281744
Description
Summary:A fresh and interdisciplinary study of faith and social culture in Nigeria, Abimbola A. Adelakun uses extensive archival material, interviews and fieldwork to explore how Nigerian Pentecostals use performance to mark their self-distinction as a people of power.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2023. - Previous edition: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 6, 2023)
ISBN:1009281755
Access:Open access.
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781009281751