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Allowing Satan in? Moving toward a political economy of neo-pentecostalism in Kenya
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Deacon, Gregory and Lynch, Gabrielle (2013) Allowing Satan in? Moving toward a political economy of neo-pentecostalism in Kenya. Journal of Religion in Africa, Volume 43 (Number 2). pp. 108-130. doi:10.1163/15700666-12341247 ISSN 0022-4200.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12341247
Abstract
Neo-Pentecostalism provides African elites with an avenue for legitimation of authority and wealth and, to some extent, bolsters power and authority. Simultaneously, ordinary people look for control over their lives-realities that help explain the explosion of neo-Pentecostal beliefs across sub-Saharan Africa that began in the 1980s. The political legitimacy provided is open to contestation and debate, liable to be rejected by some and questioned by others. Neo-Pentecostalism can offer defence mechanisms or strategies that assist with survival, but rarely socioeconomic or political change. Instead, it tends to detract from a class-based identification of and opposition to structural violence, inequality, corruption, and oppression, and often contributes to a general sense of uncertainty and insecurity regarding relevant and appropriate responses. The outcome is an unsteady reinforcement of unequal relations of power and wealth. This paper sets out these arguments with reference to Kenya, and more specifically the declarations and actions of both politicians and slum residents.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Pentecostalism -- Kenya, Religion and politics -- Kenya | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Religion in Africa | ||||
Publisher: | Brill | ||||
ISSN: | 0022-4200 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 43 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 108-130 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1163/15700666-12341247 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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