Relating as children of God : ruptures and continuities in kinship among pentecostal Christians in the south-east of the Republic of Benin

This thesis constitutes an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which conversion to Pentecostalism contributes to redefining some of the principles of kinship in a patrilineal society. It looks beyond notions of individualism often emphasised in studies on Pentecostalism, in order to focus on peo...

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Main Author: Quiroz, Sitna
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.594151