Political Spiritualities: The Pentecostal Revolution in NigeriaAfter 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. |
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Rethinking the Religious and the Political in Africa | 17 |
Rupture Redemption and the History of the Present | 51 |
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