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- Title
Non-Human Agency and Experiential Faith among Diné Oodlaní, "Navajo Believers''.
- Authors
Marshall, Kimberly Jenkins
- Abstract
The neo-Pentecostal Oodlání movement is on the rise among Diná (Navajo) of the US South-West, characterized by independent Navajo-led churches and charismatic worship. In this article, I focus on the experiential nature of neo-Pentecostalism to argue that its growth, over and above other forms of Navajo Christianity, capitalizes on a type of resonant rupture with traditional Navajo spirituality. Specifically, I focus on the Oodlání relationship with non-human (supernatural) actors. While experientiality provides an avenue for deeply felt continuity, a close look at Oodlání non-human actors (and the options for interacting with them) demonstrates that neo- Pentecostalism fundamentally forges cultural rupture.
- Subjects
NAVAJO (North American people); PENTECOSTALISM; WORSHIP &; love of God; JESUS Christ; HOLY Spirit; DEVIL; NAVAJO cosmology; NATIVE American prayers; RELIGION
- Publication
Anthropologica, 2015, Vol 57, Issue 2, p347
- ISSN
0003-5459
- Publication type
Article