Witchcraft, Demons and Deliverance A Global Conversation on an Intercultural Challenge |
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| Author:
| Währisch-Oblau, Claudia
Wrogemann, Henning |
| Series title: | Beitrage Zur Missionswissenschaft und Interkulturellen Theologie Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-643-90657-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Lit Verlag
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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Beliefs in witchcraft and demons still shape many societies and seem to be increasing rather than disappearing with modernization and urbanization. Witch hunts in Africa and Asia show the scope of the problem. The deliverance practices of pentecostal and charismatic churches are widely controversial and their effects are rather ambiguous. The contributions in this volume, written by experts and practitioners from four continents, analyze these phenomena from the perspectives of...
More DescriptionBeliefs in witchcraft and demons still shape many societies and seem to be increasing rather than disappearing with modernization and urbanization. Witch hunts in Africa and Asia show the scope of the problem. The deliverance practices of pentecostal and charismatic churches are widely controversial and their effects are rather ambiguous. The contributions in this volume, written by experts and practitioners from four continents, analyze these phenomena from the perspectives of intercultural theology, anthropology, and ethnology, and also describe the responses of Catholic and Protestant churches. (Series: Contributions to Mission Science / Intercultural Theology // Beitrage zur Missionswissenschaft / Interkulturellen Theologie - Vol. 32) [Subject: Anthropology, Ethnology, Sociology, Religious Studies]