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Spiritual Mapping is a U.S. Evangelical and Neo-Pentecostal movement (1989-2005), which developed its own religious technique to wage a 'spiritual' war against unseen non-human beings. These 'spirits' were identified along the lines of geographical territories and put on a map, whence 'Spiritual Mapping'. Its intended function was to boost the numerical growth of Christianity. This book offers a comprehensive historical-descriptive approach of both the movement and the concept, with special attention for theological and anthropological concepts. Its historical roots, relation with Argentina, self-understanding and critics are being described. The reader is presented with a unique insight into Spiritual Mapping as an expression of Americanism, as well as the socio-political concept of Manifest Destiny and U.S. religious marketing.
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Spiritual Mapping in the United States and Argentina 1989–2005 Religion in the Americas Series General editor Henri Gooren (Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA) Editorial board Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston, USA Steven Engler, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Canada Alejandro Frigerio, FLACSO, Argentina VOLUME 8 Spiritual Mapping in the United States and Argentina 1989–2005 A Geography of Fear By René Holvast LEIDEN • BOSTON 2009 On the cover : The 10/40 window. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Holvast, René. Spiritual mapping in the United States and Argentina, 1989–2005 : a geography of fear / by René Holvast. p. cm. — (Religion in the America series ; v. 8) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-90-04-17046-9 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Christianity and geography— History—20th century. 2. Spiritual warfare—United States—History of doctrines— 20th century. 3. Spiritual warfare—Argentina—History of doctrines—20th century. 4. Christianity and geography—History—21st century. Spiritual warfare—United States—History of doctrines—21st century. 5. Spiritual warfare—Argentina— History of doctrines—21st century. BR115.G45 H65 2008 277.3/0828 22 2008032573 ISSN 1542-1279 ISBN 978 90 04 17046 9 Copyright 2009 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands CONTENTS Illustrations .................................................................................. Abbreviations .............................................................................. Acknowledgements ..................................................................... Preface ......................................................................................... vii ix xi xiii Chapter One Introduction ...................................................... Statement of the Problem ...................................................... Relevance ................................................................................ Terminology ............................................................................ Method .................................................................................... Structure ...........................