SHADES OF BELONGING: AFRICAN PENTECOSTALS IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY IRELAND Cultural Literature Using a topical approach within

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SHADES OF BELONGING: AFRICAN PENTECOSTALS IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY IRELAND Cultural Literature Using a topical approach withinThis book is the first study of the religious life of African immigrants in Ireland. Based on original research the book makes a significant contribution to our knowledge about Africans in Europe more generally. For over a century Ireland was a source of emigrants to other parts of the world. Now it has become an attractive destination for immigrants. Africans in the streets of Dublin are a common sight. During Ireland s 2006 census exercise, 35,326