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Charisma and Institution in American Culture: Ethnography of a Catholic Pentecostal Prayer Group

by Keping Wu

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  • Hardback
  • 154 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.2 cm

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For students and observers of modern culture

Unpacks how charisma shapes institutional power

Helps you understand the dynamics of faith groups

An insightful ethnographic study exploring the intersection of authority and faith in a Catholic prayer group.

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The book offers an ethnographic account of the composition, leadership, and ritual performance of a charismatic Catholic prayer group. It reveals how the charismatic priest maximizes his authority by integrating personal and institutional power within the context of global Pentecostalism and recent American cultural history.

  • Title

    Charisma and Institution in American Culture: Ethnography of a Catholic Pentecostal Prayer Group

  • Author

    Keping Wu

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    August 2026

  • Weight

    400g

  • Page Count

    154

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781041326359

  • ISBN-10

    1041326351

  • Eden Code

    7581956

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