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Title:Pentecostalism in Nigeria: Exploiting or Edifying the Masses?
Author:Magbadelo, John OlusholaISNI
Year:2004
Periodical:African Sociological Review (ISSN 1027-4332)
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pages:15-29
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Nigeria
West Africa
Subjects:Baptist Church
Religion and Witchcraft
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
religion
Pentecostalism
Religious fanaticism
miracles
Evangelistic work
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/24487445
Abstract:Pentecostalism has become a trademark of a Christian evangelistic crusade in Nigeria. The messages of healing, miracles and prosperity have received wide acceptance among a population that has seen the hope of the oil boom collapse. This article examines the origins of Pentecostalism in Nigeria in the context of the socioeconomic and political conditions in the country, drawing inferences from historical accounts of the conduct, crises and collapse of some Pentecostal churches and the growth and expansion of others. It describes the character of Pentecostalism in Nigeria and analyses the factors which contributed to its spread, including the central role of religion in Nigerian consciousness, the emergence of a global cultural system, and the style and mode of presentation adopted by most Nigerian Pentecostal pastors. Finally it addresses the question of whether Pentecostal churches in Nigeria have been exploiting their members and reflects on the future of Pentecostalism in the country. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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