Catholic Pentecostalism and the Paradoxes of Africanization (Studies of Religion in Africa 37)

261 Pages·2009·2.59 MB·English

by  By Ludovic Lado

Catholic Pentecostalism
and the Paradoxes of Africanization
Studies of Religion in Africa
Supplements to the Journal of
Religion in Africa
Editedby
Paul Gifford
SchoolofOrientalandAfrican Studies,London
VOLUME37
Catholic Pentecostalism and the
Paradoxes of Africanization
Processes of Localization in a Catholic
Charismatic Movement in Cameroon
By
Ludovic Lado
LEIDEN•BOSTON
2009
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CONTENTS
ListofIllustrations..................................................... ix
Acknowledgements .................................................... xi
GeneralIntroduction.................................................. 1
ChapterOne:FromNorthAmericatoCameroon .................. 9
Theadvent ofChristianityinSouthernCameroun............... 9
NorthAmerican rootsofPentecostalism .......................... 14
FacesofAfrican Pentecostalism.................................... 16
ArchbishopMilingo’ssaga ......................................... 18
HebgaandthefoundingofEphphata............................. 21
CharismaandCatholichierarchy.................................. 32
ChapterTwo:MisfortuneNarrativesinEphphata .................. 41
Languages ofdistress ............................................... 44
Therapeutic itineraries ............................................. 61
Thelogicofaccusations............................................ 64
ChapterThree:ATypologyofSpiritPossession..................... 71
Traditionalistsversusrationalists................................... 72
Spirit possessioninAfrica .......................................... 74
Charismatic demonology........................................... 78
Hebga’s typology ................................................... 80
ChapterFour:Charismatic PrayerSessions.......................... 93
Nkol-Etonasaritualplace......................................... 94
Prayersessionitems................................................. 97
Comparingprayersessionformats.................................108
ChapterFive:Therapeutic StrategiesinMangen....................113
Thespiritual centerofMangen....................................114
Mythicalword,biblical wordandritualhealing ..................118
Charismatic weekendsinMangen.................................122
viii contents
Onthebattlefield:spiritual warfare...............................125
Afewcomparisons..................................................137
ChapterSix:RitualHealing:ReligionorMagic?....................143
Blessingformulae:thepowerofwords.............................144
RevisitingWeber....................................................149
Reformation fromwithin...........................................155
ChapterSeven:Ephphata inParis....................................159
African ChristianityintheWest....................................160
MembershipinEphphata-Paris....................................164
RituallifeinEphphata-Paris.......................................169
Integrationordemarcation? .......................................178
ChapterEight:ParadoxesofAfricanization..........................181
Fromculturalviolencetoinculturation discourse.................181
Inculturationexperiments:Africanization orde-africanization? .185
Knowledge,religious powerandculturalglobalization...........198
ChapterNine:AnthropologyandPhilosophyinAfrica .............205
Cartesiandualism...................................................207
Hebga’s critiqueof‘Western’dualisms ............................210
Betweenuniversalism andparticularism...........................213
AnthropologyandphilosophyinpostcolonialAfrica .............217
GeneralConclusion ...................................................221
Bibliography ...........................................................227
Index ...................................................................241
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Fig.1 Hebgasurroundedbysomeseniorleadersofthemovement(p.31)
Fig.2 PatientswaitingattheentranceofFatherHebga’sresidence(p.43)
Fig.3 AviewofthecongregationengagedinpraiseinNkol-Eton(p.95)
Fig.4 Hebgaaddressingacongregation(p.101)
Fig.5 Hebgablessingoil,waterandsalt(p.146)
Fig.6 HebgaduringavisitinEurope(p.171)
Fig.7 Hebgaposingwithalocaldignitaryafterbeinghonouredwitha
traditionaltitleamongtheBamunofCameroon(p.195)