Dr. L.J. van de Kamp

Theme group:		C&T theme group
Focus:		Mozambique
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Linda van de Kamp is a cultural anthropologist. Her research activities concentrate on religion, South-South transnational connections, gender and reproductive issues, cities, violence, and insecurity. Linda has done in-depth research on the emergence of Brazilian Pentecostalism in Mozambique. Various Pentecostal churches, preachers of Brazilian origin and elements of Brazilian cultural styles have become influential, and provide Pentecostalism in Mozambique with a transnational dimension that is oriented on South-South relations. Upwardly mobile women in particular engage with Brazilian Pentecostalism when it comes to issues of marriage and sexuality.

Linda van de Kamp is coordinator of the Consortium of Development Partnerships (CDP). CDP is an international research network linking different institutions and scholars devoted to conducting collaborative research in Africa. The research is relevant to policy issues of economic development, democratization and conflict resolution.

On Friday 16 September 2011, Linda van de Kamp defended her PhD entitled 'Violent Conversion: Brazilian Pentecostalism and the urban pioneering of women in Mozambique' at the VU University, Amsterdam. Her promotors are Prof. André Droogers (VU University) and Dr. Rijk van Dijk (African Studies Centre). Linda van de Kamp received the distinction Cum Laude.

Krantenartikelen n.a.v. haar proefschrift:
Pinksterkerk contra Afrikaanse cultuur (Reformatorisch Dagblad)
Bekering oorlog voor vrouwen in Mozambique (Nederlands Dagblad, inloggen of registreren is noodzakelijk)

4 Projects

& List of publications

Key publications

Linda van de Kamp
‘Converting the Spirit Spouse: The Violent Transformation of the Pentecostal Female Body in Maputo,
Mozambique’.
In: Ethnos 76 (4):510-533, 2011