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Girish Daswani

Lauterbach, Karen. 2017. Christianity, Wealth, and Spiritual Power in Ghana

Reviewed by Girish Daswani (University of Toronto). In an important thesis published in 1998, Birgit Meyer showed how making a ‘complete break with the past’ had become a central concern for Ghanaian Pentecostals. Five years later, Joel Robbins’ (2003) piece on the

July 7, 2017 ndca-admin

Interview with Girish Daswani

The following is an interview with Girish Daswani, associate professor at the University of Toronto, conducted by Anna-Riikka Kauppinen, who …

April 5, 2016 ndca-admin

Daswani, “A prophet but not for profit”

Daswani, Girish. 2015. “A prophet but not for profit: ethical value and character in Ghanaian Pentecostalism.” JRAI DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12336 [Pre-publication release]. Abstract: The anthropological …

December 31, 2015 ndca-admin

Daswani, “The Globalization of Pentecostalism and the Limits of Globalization”

Daswani, Girish. 2013. The Globalization of Pentecostalism and the Limits of Globalization. In Janice Boddy and Michael Lambek, A Companion …

October 27, 2015 ndca-admin

Occasional Paper: Daswani, “Christian Personhood in a Ghanaian Pentecostal Church”

Christian Personhood in a Ghanaian Pentecostal Church Girish Daswani (University of Toronto) Abstract: The question ‘what is Christian personhood?’ has been …

October 2, 2015 ndca-admin

Daswani, “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Transformation and Ethical Practice in the Ghanaian Church of Pentecost “

Daswani, GIrish. 2015. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Transformation and Ethical Practice in the Ghanaian Church of Pentecost. Toronto: University of Toronto …

March 1, 2015 ndca-admin

Ritual Textuality: Review Forum (Girish Daswani)

Tomlinson, Matt. 2014. Ritual Textuality: Pattern and Motion in Performance. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.  By: Girish Daswani (University …

July 6, 2014 ndca-admin

Daswani, “On Christianity and Ethics”

Daswani, Girish. 2013. On Christianity and Ethics: Rupture as ethical practice in Ghanian Pentecostalism. American Ethnologist 40(3):467-479. Abstract: Rupture, a …

August 13, 2013 ndca-admin

Daswani, “Global Pentecostal Networks and the problem of Culture: The Church of Pentecost in Ghana and Abroad.”

Daswani, Girish (202) “Global Pentecostal Networks and the problem of Culture: The Church of Pentecost in Ghana and Abroad.” in Michael …

October 9, 2012 ndca-admin

Daswani “(In-)Dividual Pentecostals in Ghana”

Girish Daswani (2011) “(In-)Dividual Pentecostals in Ghana” Journal of Religion in Africa 41(3):256-279 Abstract: How are Ghanaian Pentecostals related to others, …

October 3, 2011 ndca-admin

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Sacred Heart - Naomi Haynes
Man painting, Dolls, Candles, Monastery Artabyunk - Hillary Kaell
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