pentecostalism, masculinity, and the politics of spiritual authority in the Dominican Republic Thornton, Brendan Jamal creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History. flu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource In his study of a barrio of Villa Altagracia, Brendan Thornton examines the appeal of Pentecostalism by showing how conversion inverts traditional models of legitimacy, transforming narratives of spiritual authority that, once based on virtue, are now based on redemption. Introduction: Pentecostal cultural change -- Orthodoxy and Christian culture in the Dominican Republic -- Villa Altagracia: el pueblo caliente, el pueblo profetico -- Pluralism, heterodoxy, and Christian hegemony -- Christians apart: being and becoming Pentecostal -- Youth gangs, conversion, and evangelical moral authority -- Residual masculinity and gendered charisma -- Pentecostal social currency and the search for respect -- Conclusion: the politics of Christian identity. Brendan Jamal Thornton. Includes bibliographical references and index. nwdr--- Catholic Church Relations Evangelicalism Catholic Church. Poor Religious life Dominican Republic Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal) History Pentecostalism Dominican Republic Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal) History Evangelicalism Relations Catholic Church Evangelicalism Dominican Republic History RELIGION Christian Church History RELIGION Christianity History Evangelicalism Interfaith relations Pentecostalism Poor Religious life Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General BR1644.5.D65 N44 2016eb 270.82 Thornton, Brendan Jamal. (DLC) 2015035904 (OCoLC)907448328 9780813055749 0813055741 9780813051109 081305110X 22573/ctvwwdq6b JSTOR http://site.ebrary.com/id/11137111 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1003002 https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813061689.001.0001 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=881122 https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4227282 https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813055749/ http://books.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=/ebooks/ebooks3/oso/2016-10-15/1/upso-9780813061689 https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813061689.001.0001 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvx0705v http://site.ebrary.com/id/11137111 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1003002 https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813061689.001.0001 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=881122 https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4227282 https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813055749/ http://books.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=/ebooks/ebooks3/oso/2016-10-15/1/upso-9780813061689 https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813061689.001.0001 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvx0705v N$T 151218 20200709060349.0 ocn932622521 eng