Spiritual bonfire in Argentina
Subtitle: confronting current theories with an ethnographic account of Pentecostal growth in a Buenos Aires suburb
By: Daniel Míguez.
Series: Latin America Studies ;; 81
Publisher: CEDLA
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Pentecostalism -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires.; Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Religious life and customs.; Argentina -- Religious life and customs.; Argentina -- Social conditions.
Description: "Examines political, cultural, social, and religious factors to explain the increasing popularity of Pentecostalism in Argentina. Based on a case study of Villa Eulalia, a suburb of Buenos Aires, argues that a series of structural transformations to society in 1980s led to the growth of Pentecostalism. Drawing on the theory, practice, and concept of social identity, author challenges some of the more widely accepted theories for explaining the success of Pentecostalism in Latin America"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-199) and index.