Transnational religious organization and practice : a contextual analysis of Kerala Pentecostal churches in Kuwait /
In Transnational Religious Organization and Practice Stanley John provides the first in-depth analysis of a migrant Christian community in the Arabian Gulf. The book explores how Kerala (South India) Pentecostal churches in Kuwait organize and practice their Christian faith, given the status of thei...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2018.
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Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
27.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.
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Call Number: BX8762.A45 J64 2018
| Summary: | In Transnational Religious Organization and Practice Stanley John provides the first in-depth analysis of a migrant Christian community in the Arabian Gulf. The book explores how Kerala (South India) Pentecostal churches in Kuwait organize and practice their Christian faith, given the status of their congregants as temporary economic migrants and noting that the transient status heightens their transnational orientation toward their homeland in India. The research follows a twofold agenda: first, examining the unique sociopolitical and migrational context within which the KPCs function, and second, analyzing the transnational character and structural patterns that have emerged in this context. The ethnographic research identifies and analyzes the emerging structures and practices of the KPCs through three lenses: networks, agents, and mission. This study concludes with a proposal for an interdisciplinary theoretical framework to be employed in the study of transnational religious communities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004361010 |
| ISSN: | 1876-2247 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |