Negotiating respect: pentecostalism, masculinity, and the politics of spiritual authority in the dominican republic
Auteur :
Thornton, Brendan Jamal
Éditeur :
University Press of Florida
ISBN :
9780813061689
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
333 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers an ethnographically rich investigation of Pentecostal Christianity - the Caribbean’s fastest growing religious movement-in the contemporary Dominican Republic. Within the context of urban poverty in a barrio of Villa Altagracia, Brendan Jamal Thornton considers the role of religious identity in the lives of young male churchgoers.