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God's peculiar people : women's voices & folk tradition in a Pentecostal church / Elaine J. Lawless

Author
Lawless, Elaine J.
Published
Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
Copyright Date
©1988
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (181 pages)
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Contents
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Field Situation; 2 Maintaining Boundaries; 3 Discourse Rules; 4 Power of the Word; 5 Conclusion; Appendix: A Testimony Service; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
Summary
""Holy Rollers""--With this epithet most people dismiss members of the Pentecostal sect as wild religious fanatics. In this new study, folklorist Elaine Lawless draws on fieldwork among Pentecostal congregations in the limestone region of southern Indiana to offer a sympathetic view of the Pentecostals as a special group distinguished by their own folk traditions and religious expression. From her findings she describes the members' codes of dress and behavior, their attitudes toward themselves and others, their special use of words, and their distinctive religious practices. Focusing on the
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ISBN
9780813148540 (e-book)
0813148545 (e-book)
9780813116280
9780813191416
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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