عنوان

Pentecostalism, Witchdemonic Accusations, and Symbolic Violence in Ghana

شماره

LA124457

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Pentecostalism, Witchdemonic Accusations, and Symbolic Violence in Ghana

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Seth Tweneboah

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

The increasing numerical strength of Ghanaian pentecostalism and the movement's involvement in filling in the socioeconomic vacuum in society means that the position of the pastor-prophet cannot be a neglected one. Yet, the extent to which human rights violations are involved in the activities of some of these pastor-prophets has raised some concerns. This article will focus on the often violent treatment of alleged witches during exorcism and explore how these challenge human rights development and implementation in Ghana. Bourdieu's notion of habitus and symbolic violence will be applied to a discussion of human rights and Ghanaian popular deliverance-oriented pentecostal/charismatic ministries. I will argue that pentecostal/charismatic discourse on witchcraft fashions an ideological foundation for symbolic and actual violence against those accused of witchcraft. The increasing numerical strength of Ghanaian pentecostalism and the movement's involvement in filling in the socioeconomic vacuum in society means that the position of the pastor-prophet cannot be a neglected one. Yet, the extent to which human rights violations are involved in the activities of some of these pastor-prophets has raised some concerns. This article will focus on the often violent treatment of alleged witches during exorcism and explore how these challenge human rights development and implementation in Ghana. Bourdieu's notion of habitus and symbolic violence will be applied to a discussion of human rights and Ghanaian popular deliverance-oriented pentecostal/charismatic ministries. I will argue that pentecostal/charismatic discourse on witchcraft fashions an ideological foundation for symbolic and actual violence against those accused of witchcraft.

تاريخ نشر

2015

توصيف ظاهري

375-393

عنوان

Pneuma

شماره جلد

37/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-0747

اصطلاح موضوعی

human rights

اصطلاح موضوعی

pastor-prophets

اصطلاح موضوعی

Pentecostalism

اصطلاح موضوعی

symbolic violence

اصطلاح موضوعی

witch accusations

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Seth Tweneboah

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15700747-03703003

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y