Validation of Authority in Pentecostal Sects of Chile and Brazil
This paper is a comparative study of three Pentecostal sects, two in Chile and one in Brazil. Opposing the traditional class system in which they rank low, the Pentecostal sects seek to shape their own structure after an egalitarian model in which all criteria of conventional ranking as practiced by...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1967]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Έτος: 1967, Τόμος: 6, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 253-258 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Social classes
B Supernaturalism B Secessionism B Prophets B Schisms B Protestantism B Egalitarianism B Pastors |
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| Σύνοψη: | This paper is a comparative study of three Pentecostal sects, two in Chile and one in Brazil. Opposing the traditional class system in which they rank low, the Pentecostal sects seek to shape their own structure after an egalitarian model in which all criteria of conventional ranking as practiced by the wider society are rejected. In reality, however, compromise with authoritarian principles seems rather common. Comparison of the three cases shows that the closer a sect comes to the egalitarian model the more its leaders feel the need to validate their authority by seeking supernatural sanctions for their decisions. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384051 |