Articles with the keyword zombie witchcraft
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The Witch, the Zombie and the Power of Jesus: A trinity of spiritual warfare
Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society Volume 34(1) 2009: 70-83
Abstract
The report discusses neo-Pentecostal gospel, demonology and deliverance in the
context of social transformations and economic reforms in Tanzania, via a detailed
case-study of a single church in Dar es Salaam—the Glory of Christ Tanzania
Church—which displays the conjuncture of a global religion with elements of
local ontology such as witchcraft and zombies. It is proposed that the Pentacostal-
Charismatic gospel provides the interpretative frame to explain experience of
social and economic affliction that is deeply gendered. Further, the deliverance
practices are suggested to free the individual believer from the occult forces
associated with kinship relations.Keywords African Pentecostalism, zombie witchcraft