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Blessed by the Lord: A Visual Portrait of a Jumli Pentecostal Congregation

Samuele Poletti

Abstrak

Many Christian converts in the Sinja Valley of Jumla, northwest Nepal, reveal that they have been struck by the Bible because it referenced real events, especially miraculous cases of healing. These miraculous events provide tangible ‘evidence’ of God’s power that somewhat replicate the expectations that people nurture with respect to the Hindu deities. In such way, miracles play an especially crucial role in supporting the conversion of women and youngsters living in large families, who, partaking as veritable protagonists in Biblical events, are turned into the as quintessentially Christian subjects of a conversion narrative that helps substantiating their radical decision vis-à-vis the rest of their family.

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Asian. Oriental History of Asia Anthropology Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Sociology (General)

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Samuele Poletti

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Poletti, S. (2021). Blessed by the Lord: A Visual Portrait of a Jumli Pentecostal Congregation. https://doi.org/10.2218/himalaya.2021.6578

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Tahun Terbit: 2021
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.2218/himalaya.2021.6578
Akses: Open Access ✓