%0 Journal Article
%T Poder, G¨¦nero y Cambio Cultural en el Pentecostalismo Chileno
%A Martin Lindhardt
%J Revista Cultura y Religi¨®n
%D 2009
%I Universidad Arturo Prat
%X Based on research in a socalled ¡°traditional Pentecostal church¡± in Valpara¨ªso, Chile, this paper explores the complexity of Pentecostal gender politics. I argue that one of the most significant contributions of Pentecostalism to processes of cultural change in Chile (and Latin America) lies in the movement¡¯s potential to bring about transformations in the private sphere by redefining gender relationships. Apart from (re)presenting a few classic arguments, namely that participation in Pentecostal churches leads to a resocialisation and domestication of men while at the same time providing women with new public positions, I demonstrate how a sense of female empowerment and autonomy is constituted through a personal love relationship with Jesus. Finally I argue that the Pentecostal control of the sexuality and physical appearance of women can be seen as a strategy for recreating a profound sense of psychological security and while at the same time imposing a sacred order in an otherwise messy ¡°world.¡±
%K Pentecostalismo
%K fundamentalismo
%K conversi¨®n
%K g¨¦nero
%K poder
%K domesticaci¨®n
%K matrimonio espiritual
%K sexualidad
%K cambio cultural
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