Pastoral Power, Clerical State: Pentecostalism, Gender, and Sexuality in Nigeria

by Ebenezer Obadare

Book Overview

Ebenezer Obadare examines the overriding impact of Nigerian Pentecostal pastors on their churches, and how they have shaped the dynamics of state-society relations during the Fourth Republic.

Pentecostal pastors enjoy an unprecedented authority in contemporary Nigerian society, exerting significant influence on politics, public policy, popular culture, and the moral imagination. In Pastoral Power, Clerical State, Ebenezer Obadare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268203148
• ISBN13: 9780268203146
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"