{"product_id":"innovation-and-competition-in-zimbabwean-ezra-chitando-9781350213272","title":"Innovation and Competition in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism: Megachurches and the Marketization of Religion","description":"Using the concept of a \"religious market\", this volume explores how African Traditional Religions and churches within Prophetic Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe seek to attract and retain members and clients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapters provide extensive coverage of two of the leading churches, namely, Emmanuel Makandiwa's United Family International Church (UFIC) and Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD). Contributors also explore the strategies adopted by Pentecostalism in general, while others focus on African Traditional Religions. They show that although Prophetic Pentecostalism has gained a significant share of the market in Zimbabwe and in Southern Africa in general, it is not without controversy. In particular, it has been associated with the abuse of women and exploiting members and clients for financial gain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInnovation and Competition in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to understanding the marketization of religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ezra Chitando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350213276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350213272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Ezra Chitando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071396049151,"sku":"9781350213272","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72d26f99-4c28-43a3-92d8-c6aae12cd536.jpg?v=1685435846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/innovation-and-competition-in-zimbabwean-ezra-chitando-9781350213272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}