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<p>This article explores how the “atmospheric turn” in the humanities offers new insights into the experience of presence in religion, politics, and their intersections. Based on ethnographic research in Brazil and Ghana, it examines how Pentecostalism and authoritarian populism—despite their differences—share a desire for immediacy and a rejection of representation. Through affective forms of presence such as the Holy Spirit and the People, both generate visceral, ambient experiences. Drawing on the atmospheric properties of ubiquity, indeterminacy, and viscerality, the article argues for a rethinking of mediation, materiality, and time in contemporary religious and political life.</p>

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Atmospheres and Presence in Religion and Politics: Pentecostalism in Ghana and Authoritarian Populism in Brazil

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    2025年12月12日

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  • Bruno Reinhardt

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This article explores how the “atmospheric turn” in the humanities offers new insights into the experience of presence in religion, politics, and their intersections. Based on ethnographic research in Brazil and Ghana, it examines how Pentecostalism and authoritarian populism—despite their differences—share a desire for immediacy and a rejection of representation. Through affective forms of presence such as the Holy Spirit and the People, both generate visceral, ambient experiences. Drawing on the atmospheric properties of ubiquity, indeterminacy, and viscerality, the article argues for a rethinking of mediation, materiality, and time in contemporary religious and political life.