Spirits and Letters : Reading, Writing and Charisma in African Christianity.

Studies of religion have a tendency to conceptualise 'the Spirit' and 'the Letter' as mutually exclusive and intrinsically antagonistic. However, the history of religions abounds in cases where charismatic leaders deliberately refer to and make use of writings. This book challeng...

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Author / Creator: Kirsch, Thomas G.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2008.
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