At the Margins of the State: Pentecostalism and Citizenship among the Bhils of Rajasthan, India
Abstract How is Pentecostalism changing the notions and experiences of citizenship at the margins of the state? Addressing this question, the paper argues that in the context of south Rajasthan, the Pentecostal church has played a vital role in combining the values of both pedagogical and government...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Social sciences and missions
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 259-287 |
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pedagogical citizenship
B Pentecostalism B the Bhils B active social ministries B Governmentality B developmental politics B India |
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| Summary: | Abstract How is Pentecostalism changing the notions and experiences of citizenship at the margins of the state? Addressing this question, the paper argues that in the context of south Rajasthan, the Pentecostal church has played a vital role in combining the values of both pedagogical and governmental paradigms of citizenship not just to fill in the absence of the state but also to create an alternative model of citizenship that goes beyond the mere political rights. This alternative model of ‘Christian citizenship’ has effectively combined development with Pentecostal moral values. Furthermore, the Pentecostal church, by acting as a pedagogical agent, by organising active social ministries, and by developing ethical subjectivities among the Bhils, has engendered new notions of agency, autonomy and citizenship at the margins of the state. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8945 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social sciences and missions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748945-bja10041 |