Gypsy leadership, cohesion and social memory in the Evangelical Church of Philadelphia

Cantón-Delgado, Manuela (2017) Gypsy leadership, cohesion and social memory in the Evangelical Church of Philadelphia. Social Compass, 1 (16). pp. 1-16. ISSN 0037-7686 print, 1461-7404 web

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Abstract

Nowadays, although throughout Europe the Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim and Protestant denominational identities remain among Roma, the conversion rate would suggest the number of Roma Pentecostal will have numerically overtaken all the others in just a few years' time. The uniqueness of Spanish Gypsy Pentecostalism contradicts some of the stereotypes of global Pentecostalism and resides in its organisational complexity and hierarchical structure, its rapid institutionalisation as a sole church, the thorough theological training of its leaders, and its autonomy both from the State and from the European and Latin American Pentecostal Roma Movement. This article is structured around a life history and two concerns: (a) the role of the constant circulation of the gypsy evangelical ministers as regards charisma and leadership; (b) the growing transfer of prestige from the respected gypsy elders to the young evangelical pastors and their role in wide pacification processes involving ethnic cohesion and kinship.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Europe, Spain, Roma, Gypsy, minorities, identity, religion, Ethnicity, Pentecostalism, religion, social memory
Subjects:	B Mission Theology/Theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission Theology/Theory > Conversion B Mission Theology/Theory > Identity Issues H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Sociology G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Pentecostal
Divisions:	Spain
Depositing User:	Users 5 not found.
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2019 12:35
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2020 08:20
URI:	https://r.ceeamsprints.brunner.at/id/eprint/333

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