Description: Political Spiritualities : The Pentecostal Revolution in Nigeria, Paperback by Marshall, Ruth, ISBN 0226507130, ISBN-13 9780226507132, Brand New, Free shipping in the US After an explosion of conversions to Pentecostalism over the past three decades, tens of millions of Nigerians now claim that &;Jesus is the answer.&; But if Jesus is the answer, what is the question? What led to the movement&;s dramatic rise and how can we make sense of its social and political significance? In this ambitiously interdisciplinary study, Ruth Marshall draws on years of fieldwork and grapples with a host of important thinkers&;including Foucault, Agamben, Arendt, and Benjamin&;to answer these questions. To account for the movement&;s success, Marshall explores how Pentecostalism presents the experience of being born again as a chance for Nigerians to realize the promises of political and religious salvation made during the colonial and postcolonial eras. Her astute analysis of this religious trend sheds light on Nigeria&;s contemporary politics, postcolonial statecraft, and the everyday struggles of ordinary citizens coping with poverty, corruption, and inequality. Pentecostalism&;s rise is truly global, and Political Spiritualities persuasively argues that Nigeria is a key case in this phenomenon while calling for new ways of thinking about the place of religion in contemporary politics.
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Book Title: Political Spiritualities : The Pentecostal Revolution in Nigeria
Author: Marshall, Ruth
Language: english
