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New Faces of God in Latin America: Emerging Forms of Vernacular Christianity

by Virginia Garrard
Hardcover |English |0197529275 | 9780197529270

New Faces of God in Latin America: Emerging Forms of Vernacular Christianity

by Virginia Garrard
Hardcover |English |0197529275 | 9780197529270
Overview

"This monograph is a historically-infused study of the intersection of local encounters with global religion (Christianity) in Latin America. Using a mixture of deep archival research and ethnographic methods, this book discusses how everyday people inscribe supernormal spirit power (in a variety of guises) with the ability to provide alternative sources of authority, and validate "otros saberes" ("other knowledges" or epistemologies, within the context of specific cultures to create order and meaning in a chaotic late-capitalist universe. This work about emerging forms of "new" Christianity in Latin America-a Christianity that is as utilitarian as it is miraculous, and as quotidian as it is supernatural. Pluralism is on the rise in Latin America, and there are perhaps more expressions of non-Christian religions present in the region than at any other time in Latin America's history, but that is not what this book is about, as Christianity, in its many forms, completely dwarfs all other religious practices there. This a Christianity full of enchantment, infused with epiphenomenal Spirit power-which is the birthright and legacy of Christianity and its derivatives from the time of its inception. Yet it is indeed "new" in that is innately modern in a very specific sense, directly empowering believers with a repertoire of strategies to survive, even thrive, in a challenging and often hostile modern world. This book, in large measure, is an effort to locate Latin America within a field known by some a s the "history of non-Western Christianity," although it is neither a conventional history book per se, nor a book is it about missionaries or theology. It follows a line of scholarship that examines Christianity as a global, or "world" as opposed to a "Western" religion. This focuses not on Western missionary endeavors and colonized mentalities, but on the experience, perceptions, and adaptations of those who adopt Christianity outside the context of missionary or other colonizing projects. The chapters of this book engage in one way or another with the intersection of culture and spirit-filled religion, with an eye to how those interactions help frame an alternative, religious modernity. Here, I use culture as both a heuristic lens and as a variable within the equation. I argue that culture helps us understand how people engage with and reconfigure global religious flows within their own imaginations and for their own parochial uses. I also suggest that these innovations themselves then eddy into and form deep channels into the religious currents that initially fed them"--
ISBN: 0197529275
ISBN13: 9780197529270
Author: Virginia Garrard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2020-11-01
Language: English
Edition: 1
PageCount: 300
Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.1 x 6.1 inches
Weight: 20.16 ounces
Combining historical and ethnographic research methods, along with a thorough review of existing literature on the study of Latin American Christianity, New Faces of God in Latin America addresses the important question of how global religion and local culture interact, situating theexperience of Latin American Christianity in the broader conversations in the field of world Christianity, particularly with respect to the growing understanding of Christianity as a non-Western religion. Through case studies of different Pentecostal experiences in Latin America, Virginia Garrardexplores cross-pollination and interaction with indigenous religions and cultures, finding widely varied responses to the material and spiritual needs of Latin Americans. The author locates Latin American religious experience within a field known as the history of non-Western Christianity. This focuses on the experience, perceptions, and adaptations of those who adopt Christianity outside the context of Western missionary or other colonizing projects. The bookengages with the intersection of culture and spirit-filled religion, with an eye to how those interactions help frame an alternative religious modernity. Throughout the book, the author uses culture as both a heuristic lens and as a variable within the equation. She argues that culture helps usunderstand how people engage with and reconfigure global religious flows within their own imaginations and for their own parochial uses.
Editorial Reviews



Scholars versed in the field will find this an interesting analysis of Latin America's recently Pentecostalized religious terrain. -- D. Jacobsen,
CHOICE


One great area for current research is that of lived or vernacular religion, or how ordinary people actually understand and practice faith, often running flat contrary to what established churches and institutions specify. A splendid example of this is Virginia Garrard's highly readable
New Faces


of God in Latin America: Emerging Forms of Vernacular Christianity. Different chapters explore a spectrum of beliefs and practices, from the definitely churched (Neo-Pentecostalism) through the more marginal and controversial (Santa Muerte and Mexico's intriguingly named off-label saints) to more

outré beliefs in witches and devils. The book benefits enormously from the author's wide linguistic skills, and her impressive access to indigenous sources. -- Philip Jenkins, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University,
Christian Century






Virginia Garrard is Director of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Among many other publications, her most recent work, co-authored with Peter Henderson and Bryan McCann, is
Latin America and the Modern World. Her

research interests include: historic memory and human rights during the Cold War in Latin America, archives and digital humanities, and contemporary Central American history.

is Director of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Among many other publications, her most recent work, co-authored with Peter Henderson and Bryan McCann, is
Latin America and the Modern World. Her

research interests include: historic memory and human rights during the Cold War in Latin America, archives and digital humanities, and contemporary Central American history.

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Overview

"This monograph is a historically-infused study of the intersection of local encounters with global religion (Christianity) in Latin America. Using a mixture of deep archival research and ethnographic methods, this book discusses how everyday people inscribe supernormal spirit power (in a variety of guises) with the ability to provide alternative sources of authority, and validate "otros saberes" ("other knowledges" or epistemologies, within the context of specific cultures to create order and meaning in a chaotic late-capitalist universe. This work about emerging forms of "new" Christianity in Latin America-a Christianity that is as utilitarian as it is miraculous, and as quotidian as it is supernatural. Pluralism is on the rise in Latin America, and there are perhaps more expressions of non-Christian religions present in the region than at any other time in Latin America's history, but that is not what this book is about, as Christianity, in its many forms, completely dwarfs all other religious practices there. This a Christianity full of enchantment, infused with epiphenomenal Spirit power-which is the birthright and legacy of Christianity and its derivatives from the time of its inception. Yet it is indeed "new" in that is innately modern in a very specific sense, directly empowering believers with a repertoire of strategies to survive, even thrive, in a challenging and often hostile modern world. This book, in large measure, is an effort to locate Latin America within a field known by some a s the "history of non-Western Christianity," although it is neither a conventional history book per se, nor a book is it about missionaries or theology. It follows a line of scholarship that examines Christianity as a global, or "world" as opposed to a "Western" religion. This focuses not on Western missionary endeavors and colonized mentalities, but on the experience, perceptions, and adaptations of those who adopt Christianity outside the context of missionary or other colonizing projects. The chapters of this book engage in one way or another with the intersection of culture and spirit-filled religion, with an eye to how those interactions help frame an alternative, religious modernity. Here, I use culture as both a heuristic lens and as a variable within the equation. I argue that culture helps us understand how people engage with and reconfigure global religious flows within their own imaginations and for their own parochial uses. I also suggest that these innovations themselves then eddy into and form deep channels into the religious currents that initially fed them"--
ISBN: 0197529275
ISBN13: 9780197529270
Author: Virginia Garrard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2020-11-01
Language: English
Edition: 1
PageCount: 300
Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.1 x 6.1 inches
Weight: 20.16 ounces
Combining historical and ethnographic research methods, along with a thorough review of existing literature on the study of Latin American Christianity, New Faces of God in Latin America addresses the important question of how global religion and local culture interact, situating theexperience of Latin American Christianity in the broader conversations in the field of world Christianity, particularly with respect to the growing understanding of Christianity as a non-Western religion. Through case studies of different Pentecostal experiences in Latin America, Virginia Garrardexplores cross-pollination and interaction with indigenous religions and cultures, finding widely varied responses to the material and spiritual needs of Latin Americans. The author locates Latin American religious experience within a field known as the history of non-Western Christianity. This focuses on the experience, perceptions, and adaptations of those who adopt Christianity outside the context of Western missionary or other colonizing projects. The bookengages with the intersection of culture and spirit-filled religion, with an eye to how those interactions help frame an alternative religious modernity. Throughout the book, the author uses culture as both a heuristic lens and as a variable within the equation. She argues that culture helps usunderstand how people engage with and reconfigure global religious flows within their own imaginations and for their own parochial uses.
Editorial Reviews



Scholars versed in the field will find this an interesting analysis of Latin America's recently Pentecostalized religious terrain. -- D. Jacobsen,
CHOICE


One great area for current research is that of lived or vernacular religion, or how ordinary people actually understand and practice faith, often running flat contrary to what established churches and institutions specify. A splendid example of this is Virginia Garrard's highly readable
New Faces


of God in Latin America: Emerging Forms of Vernacular Christianity. Different chapters explore a spectrum of beliefs and practices, from the definitely churched (Neo-Pentecostalism) through the more marginal and controversial (Santa Muerte and Mexico's intriguingly named off-label saints) to more

outré beliefs in witches and devils. The book benefits enormously from the author's wide linguistic skills, and her impressive access to indigenous sources. -- Philip Jenkins, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University,
Christian Century






Virginia Garrard is Director of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Among many other publications, her most recent work, co-authored with Peter Henderson and Bryan McCann, is
Latin America and the Modern World. Her

research interests include: historic memory and human rights during the Cold War in Latin America, archives and digital humanities, and contemporary Central American history.

is Director of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Among many other publications, her most recent work, co-authored with Peter Henderson and Bryan McCann, is
Latin America and the Modern World. Her

research interests include: historic memory and human rights during the Cold War in Latin America, archives and digital humanities, and contemporary Central American history.

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