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Author Blanes, Ruy Llera, 1976- author.

Title A prophetic trajectory : ideologies of place, time and belonging in an Angolan religious movement / Ruy Llena Blanes
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (248 pages)
Contents Illustrations; Preface; Introduction -- On Prophetic Territories and Temporalities; Part I -- Itineraries; Chapter 1 -- Trajectories: A Prophetic Biography, Part I; Chapter 2 -- Trajectories: A Prophetic Biography, Part 2; Part II -- Heritages; Chapter 3 -- Transmission: Word, Action and Mediation; Chapter 4 -- Trepidation: Spirits, Memories and Disputed Heritages; Chapter 5 -- Transcendence: Tokoist Diasporas; Conclusion; Primary Sources; Bibliography; Index
Summary Combining ethnographic and historical research conducted in Angola, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, A Prophetic Trajectory tells the story of Simão Toko, the founder and leader of one of the most important contemporary Angolan religious movements. The book explains the historical, ethnic, spiritual, and identity transformations observed within the movement, and debates the politics of remembrance and heritage left behind after Toko's passing in 1984. Ultimately, it questions the categories of prophetism and charisma, as well as the intersections between mobility, memory, and belo
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Toco, Simão Gonçalves, 1918-1983.
SUBJECT Toco, Simão Gonçalves, 1918-1983 fast
Subject RELIGION -- Christianity -- Denominations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SUBJECT Angola -- Church history -- 20th century
Subject Angola
Genre/Form Church history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781782382737
1782382739