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'Spiritual Warfare':

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LA123232

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

'Spiritual Warfare':

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[Article]

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A Dead Metaphor?

First Statement of Responsibility

E. Janet Warren

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The term 'spiritual warfare', referring to the Christian's battle with evil spirits, was popularized by the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement and is the predominant language used in contemporary Christianity to describe encounters with evil spirits. This paper reviews the prevalence of military metaphors in popular and scholarly writings, and examines the problems associated with warfare language from linguistic, biblical, theological and psycho-social perspectives. I suggest that 'spiritual warfare' has become a dead metaphor: its metaphorical insights have been lost and other metaphors are neglected. Therefore renewed attention to metaphor theory is needed along with alternative language with which to discuss demonology and deliverance. I conclude with suggestions for supplementary metaphors/models, including cleansing, setting boundaries on evil, appropriating divine authority, and using light/dark imagery. The term 'spiritual warfare', referring to the Christian's battle with evil spirits, was popularized by the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement and is the predominant language used in contemporary Christianity to describe encounters with evil spirits. This paper reviews the prevalence of military metaphors in popular and scholarly writings, and examines the problems associated with warfare language from linguistic, biblical, theological and psycho-social perspectives. I suggest that 'spiritual warfare' has become a dead metaphor: its metaphorical insights have been lost and other metaphors are neglected. Therefore renewed attention to metaphor theory is needed along with alternative language with which to discuss demonology and deliverance. I conclude with suggestions for supplementary metaphors/models, including cleansing, setting boundaries on evil, appropriating divine authority, and using light/dark imagery.

Date of Publication

2012

Physical description

278-297

Title

Journal of Pentecostal Theology

Volume Number

21/2

International Standard Serial Number

1745-5251

Subject Term

demonology

Subject Term

metaphor

Subject Term

spiritual warfare

Subject Term

violence

E. Janet Warren

Call Number

10.1163/17455251-02102007

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[Article]

275578

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