Pentecostalism and Witchcraft: Spiritual Warfare in Africa and Melanesia

This open access book presents fresh ethnographic work from the regions of Africa and Melanesia—where the popularity of charismatic Christianity can be linked to a revival and transformation of witchcraft. The volume demonstrates how the Holy Spirit has become an adversary to the reconfirmed presenc...

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Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Knut Rio, Michelle MacCarthy, Ruy Blanes
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Հրապարակվել է: Palgrave Macmillan 2021
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