Marshall, Ruth, 1964-

Political spiritualities : the Pentecostal revolution in Nigeria / Ruth Marshall. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009. - x, 349 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-337) and index.

Rethinking the religious and the political in Africa -- Rupture, red emption, and the history of the present -- Revival and the postcolonial crisis of government -- God's subjects -- Born-again ethics and the sp irits of the political economy -- The politics of conviction.

9780226507132 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008-043576


Pentecostalism-- Nigeria.
Pentecostalism-- Political aspects-- Nigeria.
Christianity and politics-- Nigeria.


Nigeria-- Religious life and customs.
Nigeria-- Church History.

276.69/082