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Faith and revivalism in a Nordic Romani community : Pentecostalism amongst the Kaale Roma of Sweden and Finland /

"A Pentecostal revival is sweeping the Romani communities of Europe. The dominant religious orientation of European Roma, Pentecostalism has become one of the major factors behind Romani social development, in the wake of the discrimination, marginalisation, and growing anti-ziganist sentiments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thurfjell, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Series:Library of modern religion ; 21.
Subjects:
Romanies > Religious life > Sweden.
Romanies > Religious life > Finland.
Pentecostalism > Sweden.
Pentecostalism > Finland.
Revivals > Sweden.
Revivals > Finland.
Pentecostalism.
Revivals.
Romanies > Religious life.
Finland.
Sweden.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Finnish Kaale and their religion
  • Caught in a deadlock
  • Inducing the pious mood
  • Staying on the path
  • Ethnogenesis and eschatology
  • Walk this world a stranger: Concluding remarks.