Main street mystics :

Poloma, Margaret M.

Main street mystics : the Toronto blessing and reviving Pentecostalism / Margaret M. Poloma. - Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c2003. - viii, 288 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-276) and index.

The "Toronto blessing", Mysticism, and Pentecostal/Charismatic revitalization: an introduction -- Faces of God in revival: music, Mysticism, and metaphor -- The spirit at play: the body and the mystical self -- Divine healing: healing of memories, relationships, and physical ailments -- Hearing the voice of God: prophecy and the mystical self -- Interlude : Turner's collective overbrain and revival experiences -- Water, wind, and fire: prophetic narrative and revival -- Digging the local wells of revival: the Los Angeles story -- One in the spirit: the rise of the city church -- Mysticism in service: taking the renewal to the streets -- Narrative and reflexive ethnography: a concluding account.

0759103534 (alk. paper)

2003007341


Toronto Airport Vineyard (Church)


Toronto blessing.
Pentecostalism.

BR1644.7 / .P65 2003

277.3/0829