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Spirit-Filled WorldWitchcraft, Spirits, and Misfortune

Spirit-Filled World: Witchcraft, Spirits, and Misfortune [This chapter deals with the African world of spirits and their pervasiveness, where the focus is on the disembodied spirits (both good and evil) of African religions. This chapter discusses how questions of evil and suffering are addressed in this spirit-filled world. “African” afflictions caused by curses and witchcraft, for which there is no medical solution, and how Pentecostals deal with this, are examined. This chapter illustrates how traditional beliefs about these spirits still continue. Some forms of Pentecostalism adapt traditional practices in their church liturgies, and these practices are transformed with new meaning and purpose in order to overcome evil powers. How ideas of the “prosperity gospel” fit into the spirit world is finally addressed.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Spirit-Filled WorldWitchcraft, Spirits, and Misfortune

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-73729-4
Pages
113 –142
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-73730-0_5
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[This chapter deals with the African world of spirits and their pervasiveness, where the focus is on the disembodied spirits (both good and evil) of African religions. This chapter discusses how questions of evil and suffering are addressed in this spirit-filled world. “African” afflictions caused by curses and witchcraft, for which there is no medical solution, and how Pentecostals deal with this, are examined. This chapter illustrates how traditional beliefs about these spirits still continue. Some forms of Pentecostalism adapt traditional practices in their church liturgies, and these practices are transformed with new meaning and purpose in order to overcome evil powers. How ideas of the “prosperity gospel” fit into the spirit world is finally addressed.]

Published: Feb 17, 2018

Keywords: witchcraftWitchcraft; African Pentecostalism; demonsDemons; ancestorsAncestors; Sangoma

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