Hiphopcalipse: routes and discourses of gospel rappers in Greater Lisbon

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2020vol20i3a7

Keywords:

Hiphop, Evangelical Christianity, Gospel rap, Pentecostalism

Abstract

Based on interviews with five gospel rappers, this article aims to reconstruct the origins of holy hiphop in the Lisbon’s suburbs. It carries out an analysis of a prosopographic type seeking to fit these itineraries in the panorama of current Portuguese evangelical Christianity. It explores some elements of the interview content, of visual construction of the rappers, of their nicknames and their musical production, pondering topics such as their relationship with their churches or its inscription in suburban culture.

Author Biography

Cátia Tuna, UCP

Investigadora no Centro de Estudos de História Religiosa e Docente da Faculdade de Teologia da UCP (Portugal

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Published

2020-12-11

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2020): Religião e cultura pop

Section

Seção Temática

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