Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 8 (2017)

The intersection of religion, ritual, emotion, globalization, migration, sexuality, gender, race, and class, is especially insightful for researching Pentecostal notions of the body. Pentecostalism is well known for overt bodily expressions that includes kinesthetic worship with emotive music and sustained acts of prayer. Among Pentecostals there is considerable debate about bodies, the role of the Holy Spirit, possession of evil spirits, deliverance, exorcism, revival, and healing of bodies and emotions. Pentecostalism is identified as a religion on the move and so bodies are transformed in the context of globalization. Pentecostalism is also associated with notions of sexuality, gender, race and class where bodies are often liberated and limited. This volume evaluates these themes associated with contemporary research on the body. Contributors are Peter Althouse, Bosco Bangura, Sandra Bhatasara, Candy Gunther Brown, Rafael Cazarin, Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Naume Zorodzai Choguya, Travis Warren Cooper, Stephen Hunt, Soraya Barreto Januario, Mark Jennings, Jessica Moberg, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale, Olufikayo Kunle Oyelade, Devaka Premawardhana, Raluca Bianca Roman, Erica M. Ramirez, Rumbidzai Susan Shamuyedova, Wolfgang Vondey, and Michael Wilkinson.