Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames: A Sociological Study of New Christian Movements in Contemporary Goa

ISBN-13: 9780190120696 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 304 str.

Savio Abreu

Recenzje

An important and accessible contribution towards an understanding of the appeal of Pentecostal-Charismatic groups in India, their practices and identity formation, and how they relate to other religious groups.

O autorze

Savio Abreu, a Catholic priest belonging to the Society of Jesus, is Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai. He was the former Director of Xavier Centre of Historical Research (XCHR), Goa from 2011-2018. He has jointly edited two books so far, Goa 2011: Reviewing and Recovering Fifty Years (Concept, 2014) and Public History of Goa: Evolving Politics, Culture, and Identity (CinnamonTeal Publishing, 2019). He has presented many papers at local, national and international seminars and conferences and has published around twenty articles in several edited volumes and academic journals. He is interested in sociology of religion, especially New Religious Movements, cultural studies, Jesuit studies, issues of human rights and social movements.