On the Coloniality of the Demonic: Deliverance as Decolonial Praxis?
What does the obsession among Pentecostal churches in Ghana with the demonic tell us about the scrambled lives of Africans in the aftermath of colonization? Might coloniality be the ultimate demonic power? Homewood’s Seductive Spirits shows how colonial occupation, like the demon that possesses or o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2025, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 108-113 |
| Further subjects: | B
Demonic
B Coloniality B Decolonial B Deliverance B Ghana B Pentecostal |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | What does the obsession among Pentecostal churches in Ghana with the demonic tell us about the scrambled lives of Africans in the aftermath of colonization? Might coloniality be the ultimate demonic power? Homewood’s Seductive Spirits shows how colonial occupation, like the demon that possesses or occupies another body, displaced the palpitating core of African subjects. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jafrireli.13.1.0108 |
