Getting the Holy Ghost : urban ethnography in a Brooklyn Pentecostal tongue-speaking church /

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Author / Creator:Marina, Peter, 1976-
Imprint:Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Description:314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9141706
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ISBN:9780739170731 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739170732 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739170748 (electronic)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I.
  • 1. A Brief Overview of Global Pentecostalism
  • 2. Brownsville, Brooklyn
  • 3. Holy Ghost Church Organizational Structure
  • Part II.
  • 4. The Main Characters
  • 5. The Pentecostal Scene and its Music
  • 6. Becoming a God Hunter
  • 7. Getting Saved
  • 8. Speaking in Tongues
  • Part III.
  • 9. The Future of the Black Tongue Speaking Church
  • 10. Individual Consequences to Becoming Pentecostal
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index