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Title Faith and revivalism in a Nordic Romani community : Pentecostalism amongst the Kaale Roma of Sweden and Finland / David Thurfjell
Imprint London : I. B. Tauris, 2013
©2013

LIBRARY / MAP CALL NUMBER STATUS MESSAGE
 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 4 Religion  280 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 3 Romska biblioteket Vuxen  280 engelska    CHECK SHELF  
Descript viii, 216 sidor 22 cm
Series Studies on inter-religious relations, 1650-8718 ; 57
Library of modern religion ; 21
Studier av inter-religiösa relationer, 1650-8718 ; 57
Library of modern religion ; 21
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index
Introduction -- The Finnish Kaale and their religion -- Caught in a deadlock -- Inducing the pious mood -- Staying on the path -- Ethnogenesis and eschatology -- Walk this world a stranger: Concluding remarks
"A Pentecostal revival is sweeping the Romani communities of Europe. The dominant religious orientation of European Roma, Pentecostalism has become one of the major factors behind Romani social development, in the wake of the discrimination, marginalisation, and growing anti-ziganist sentiments of the latest decades. Through this form of charismatic Protestant Christianity, Roma have overcome social problems and internal conflicts as well as battle against the hostility and exclusion of the 'macro gajo' (non-Roma) society. Based on interviews and field work, this original ethnographic study offers a unique presentation and analysis of the Pentecostal revival in one of Europe's many Romani communities - the Kaale Roma of Finland and Sweden. Through individual life stories, historical exposes, sociological interpretation, and ritual and discourse analysis, Thurfjell provides a vivid, accurate portrait of the multifaceted and complex situation of contemporary Roma. Despite the efforts of the Nordic welfare state over the past decades to counteract poverty, and to integrate their Romani communities into society, these groups are persistently problematic. Inspired by postcolonial theory, Thurfjell's study addresses the failure of the integration politics of the Roma; he highlights the discursive pressure the hegemonial society places on outsiders as it reaches out to help them. Romani individuals, it is argued, are caught in a deadlock between the pressure to assimilate themselves into the majority society, and that of their community, to remain Romani. This study of the Pentecostal movement is of interest to anyone who seeks to understand the religious, historical, social and discursive processes that underlie the complex and difficult situation of European Roma today."--Publisher's website
Subject Religiöst liv
Romanies -- Religious life -- Sweden
Romanies -- Religious life -- Finland
Pentecostalism -- Sweden
Pentecostalism -- Finland
Revivals -- Sweden
Revivals -- Finland
Romer -- Sverige
Romer -- Finland
Pingströrelsen -- Sverige
Pingströrelsen -- Finland
Romska biblioteket
Sverige
Finland
Sweden
7Schweden
Finnland
Classmark 289.94089914970948
Ckss
ISBN/ISSN 9781848859289 inbunden
1848859287 hbk
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