Spirit media : charismatics, traditionalists, and mediation practices in Ghana

Authors	M. de Witte
Supervisors	B. Meyer P.L. Geschiere
Award date	21-05-2008
Organisations	Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Contents List of images Acknowledgments Part one: Getting in touch. Introduction Chapter 1: Religion on Air: changing politics of representation Part two: The International Central Gospel Church. Chapter 2: Mensa Otabil: marketing charisma, making religious celebrity Chapter 3: Christ Temple: Holy Spirit discipline and the born-again subject Chapter 4: Living Word: formatting charisma and the televisual body part three: The Afrikania Mission. Chapter 5: Afrikania Mission: ‘Afrikan Traditional Religion’ in public Chapter 6: Publics and Priests: dilemmas of mediation and representation Chapter 7: Defending Tradition: Afrikania’s voice in public debates Chapter 8: Media Afrikania: styles and strategies of representation Conclusion: Making sense Chronology Appendixes Bibliography Nederlandse samenvatting
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