TY  - BOOK
AU  - Obadare,Ebenezer
AU  - Olupona,Jacob Kẹhinde
TI  - Pastoral power, clerical state: Pentecostalism, gender, and sexuality in Nigeria 
T2  - Contending modernities
SN  - 9780268203122
AV  - BR1644.5.N6 O23 2022
U1  - 289.9/409669 23/eng/20220923
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Notre Dame, Idiana
PB  - University of Notre Dame Press
KW  - Pentecostalism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Mouvement charismatique
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Religion And Politics
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Social Science
KW  - Religion
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Ebenezer Obadare examines the overriding impact of Nigerian Pentecostal pastors on their churches, and how they have shaped the dynamics of state-society relations during the Fourth Republic.Pentecostal pastors enjoy an unprecedented authority in contemporary Nigerian society, exerting significant influence on politics, public policy, popular culture, and the moral imagination. In Pastoral Power, Clerical State, Ebenezer Obadare investigates the social origins of clerical authority in modern-day Nigeria with an eye to parallel developments and patterns within the broader African society.Obadare focuses on the figure of the pastor as a bearer of political power, thaumaturgical expertise, and sexual attractiveness who wields significant influence on his church members. This study makes an important contribution to the literature on global Pentecostalism. Obadare situates the figure of the pastor within the wider context of national politics and culture and as a beneficiary of the dislocations of the postcolonial society in Africa's most populous country. Obadare calls our attention to the creative ways in which Nigeria's Pentecostal pastors utilize religious doctrines, beckon spiritual forces, and manipulate their alliances with national powerbrokers to consolidate their influence and authority.In contrast to rapidly eroding pastoral authority in the West, pastoral authority is increasing in Nigeria. This engaging book will appeal to those who want to understand the far-reaching political and social implications of religious movements--especially Christian charismatic and evangelical movements--in contemporary African societies. It will be of interest to scholars and students of sociology, religion, political science, and African studies
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