TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haynes,Naomi
TI  - Moving by the spirit: Pentecostal social life on the Zambian Copperbelt 
T2  - The anthropology of Christianity
SN  - 9780520967434
AV  - BR1644 .M685 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Pentecostals
KW  - Zambia
KW  - Copperbelt Province
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Pentecostalism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Prologue : a breakthrough for Mr. Zulu --; Introduction : Pentecostalism as promise, Pentecostalism as problem --; Boom and bust, revival and renewal --; Making moving happen --; Becoming Pentecostal on the Copperbelt --; Ritual and the (un)making of the Pentecostal relational world --; Prosperity, charisma, and the problem of gender --; On the potential and problems of Pentecostal exchange --; Mending mother's kitchen --; The circulation of Copperbelt saints --; Conclusion : worlds that flourish; 2; b
N2  - "This book argues that the runaway popularity of Pentecostal Christianity on the Zambian Copperbelt is a result of this religion's capacity to produce novel forms of value realization. A close analysis of the relationships that form in Pentecostal churches reveals that Pentecostal social life is structured around an animating idea - a value - called 'moving by the Spirit.' Moving by the Spirit entails personal advancement both with regard to material prosperity and religious skill or charisma. While moving by the Spirit makes Pentecostalism attractive, it is difficult for Pentecostal believers to balance prosperity against charisma without reproducing divisions in economic status. These divisions undermine the social world of the church by limiting the access of poorer believers to the relationships with their leaders - relationships through which the value of moving by the Spirit is most effectively realized"--Provided by publisher
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