Carrizo-Reimann, Agustina (2011) The forgotten children of Abraham:Iglesia Evangelica Misionera Biblica Rom of Buenos Aires. Romani studies 5, 21 (2). pp. 161-176. ISSN 1528–0748 (print) 1757–2274 (online)
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Abstract
For a long time Roma/Gypsies have been considered non-religious and apolitical. The unprecedented, associative, movements of the ‘Roma-organisations’ and of Pentecostal churches are now compelling us to revise our understanding of the Romani/Gypsy identifications. In Buenos Aires (Argentina), where about 70,000 Gitanos from different communities live, Pentecostalism has become a source of empowerment for the Romani Kalderasha community. On the one side it has encouraged and strengthened old and new networks, revived the language and improved the education level among the Roma/Gypsies, and on the other side it has also made new symbolical strategies possible. Presenting themselves as the children of Abraham’s third wife Ketura and as part of the Christian genealogy enables them to renegotiate and rephrase ethnic boundaries, and thus their status in the society.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Latin America, Buenos Aires, Pentecostalism, Roma Kalderasha, cultural innovators, Iglesia de Filadelfia, biblical genealogy, associative movements, empowerment, strategies of resistance |
| Subjects: | B Mission Theology/Theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission Theology/Theory > Identity Issues B Mission Theology/Theory > Migration / Diaspora B Mission Theology/Theory > Mission - Biblical teaching G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Pentecostal |
| Depositing User: | Jelena Bakic |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2021 09:43 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2021 09:43 |
| URI: | https://r.ceeamsprints.brunner.at/id/eprint/483 |
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