Holy Hustlers, Schism, and Prophecy: Apostolic Reformation in Botswana Volume 11 [With DVD]

by Richard Werbner

This book examines the charismatic Christian reformation presently underway in Botswana's time of AIDS and the moral crisis that divides the church between the elders and the young, apostolic faith healers. Richard Werbner focuses on Eloyi, an Apostolic faith-healing church in Botswana's capital. Werbner shows how charismatic "prophets"--holy hustlers--diagnose, hustle, and shock patients during violent and destructive exorcisms. He also shows how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520268547
• ISBN13: 9780520268548
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"