the Pentecostal revolution in Nigeria Marshall, Ruth 1964- creator text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press 2009 monographic eng 1 online resource (x, 349 pages) After an explosion of conversions to Pentecostalism over the past three decades, tens of millions of Nigerians now claim that "Jesus is the answer." But if Jesus is the answer, what is the question? What led to the movement's dramatic rise and how can we make sense of its social and political significance? In this ambitiously interdisciplinary study, Ruth Marshall draws on years of fieldwork and grapples with a host of important thinkers-including Foucault, Agamben, Arendt, and Benjamin-to answer these questions. To account for the movement's success, Marshall explores how Pentecost. Rethinking the religious and the political in Africa -- Rupture, redemption, and the history of the present -- Revival and the postcolonial crisis of government -- God's subjects -- Born-again ethics and the spirits of the political economy -- The politics of conviction. Ruth Marshall. Includes bibliographical references and index. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL f-nr--- Pentecostalism Nigeria Pentecostalism Political aspects Nigeria Christianity and politics Nigeria Nigeria Religious life and customs Nigeria Church history Christianity and politics Pentecostalism RELIGION Christianity History Pfingstbewegung Nigeria Politik Pfingstbewegung Politik Religiosität Nigeria Karismatik Religiöst liv Nigeria Kristendom och politik Nigeria BR1644 M37 2009eb 276.6/9/082 BG 9720 LC 29529 Marshall, Ruth, 1964- Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 2009 (DLC) 2008043576 9780226507125 0226507122 9780226507149 0226507149 223977 MIL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=285063 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=285063 Use copy MiAaHDL CDX 081007 20200709055223.0 ocn432995217 eng