Dreams and visions in African Pentecostal spirituality: the Sub-Saharan horizon of the pneumatological imagination
"Euro-western descriptions of knowledge and its sources fall short of accommodating the spiritual, experiential terrain of the imagination. What of the embodied, affective knowing that characterizes Pentecostal epistemology, that is, the distinctive Pentecostal-Charismatic knowing derived from...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies
volume 45 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Pentecostal churches
/ Cognition theory
/ Pneumatology
/ Dream
/ Vision
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| Further subjects: | B
Africa
Church history
B Pentecostalism (Africa) B Visions Religious aspects Christianity B Dreams Religious aspects Christianity B Reformed Epistemology |
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| Summary: | "Euro-western descriptions of knowledge and its sources fall short of accommodating the spiritual, experiential terrain of the imagination. What of the embodied, affective knowing that characterizes Pentecostal epistemology, that is, the distinctive Pentecostal-Charismatic knowing derived from dreams and visions (D/Vs)? In this stunning ethnographic work, the author merges African scholarship with an investigation of what visioners say about the significance of their D/Vs for Christian life and spirituality. Revealing data showcases case studies for their biblical and theological articulations of the value of D/V experiences and affirms them as sources of Pentecostal love, ministerial agency, and the missionary impulse"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004541225 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004541221 |