Title: Spiritual bonfire in Argentina
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: Religious life and customs, Social conditions, Pentecostalism, Church growth, Pentecostals, Argentina, social life and customs, Argentina, social conditions
Places: Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Buenos Aires
LC classification: BR1644.5.A7 M54 1998