Drawing on fieldwork conducted at a South African University, this qualitative study examines the lived experiences of black foreign students studying and living in South Africa. The study sought to understand the role that Pentecostalism plays in mediating the everyday experiences of black foreign students within and beyond the university campus spaces. A total of 30 student patrons from two Pentecostal churches were purposively sampled for the study. Data were collected using qualitative methods, including in‐depth interviews, participant observation, and informal conversations. Data were recorded, transcribed, and thematically analysed. The study findings revealed that for many African foreign students in South Africa, Pentecostalism mediated their sense of being on campus and allowed them to deal with the real and perceived social disarticulation fashioned by xenophobic terrains and attendant socio‐material anxieties. I assert that Pentecostal communities helped African foreign students to embed themselves and adjust to life on campus. These communities allowed them to forge convivial relationships and mutuality with fellow students and other Church members. Building on extant scholarly arguments and debates on Pentecostalism and student mobilities, I argue that Pentecostalism play(ed) a central role in the (de)construction of a sense of ‘Otherness’ through socio‐spiritual rituals including, sermons (the word), proselytisation and other social practices, albeit with varying degrees of success. Although Pentecostal networks strongly mediated black African foreign students' everyday navigation in precarious social spaces, the anxiety and the feeling of otherness are not completely removed.

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五旬节主义与“他者”的（解）构：南非大学黑人学生的经历

这项定性研究借鉴在南非大学进行的实地调查，考察了在南非学习和生活的黑人外国学生的生活经历。该研究试图了解五旬节主义在调解大学校园内外黑人外国学生的日常经历方面所发挥的作用。本次研究特意抽取了来自两所五旬节教会的 30 名学生赞助人作为样本。使用定性方法收集数据，包括深度访谈、参与观察和非正式对话。数据被记录、转录并进行主题分析。研究结果显示，对于许多在南非的非洲留学生来说，五旬节主义调节了他们在校园的感觉，使他们能够应对因仇外地形和随之而来的社会物质焦虑而造成的真实和感知的社会脱节。我断言五旬节社区帮助非洲外国学生融入并适应校园生活。这些社区使他们能够与同学和其他教会成员建立欢乐的关系和相互关系。基于现有的关于五旬节主义和学生流动性的学术争论和辩论，我认为五旬节主义在通过社会精神仪式（包括布道（词）、传教和其他社会实践，尽管取得了不同程度的成功。尽管五旬节派网络有力地调节了非洲黑人外国学生在不稳定的社会空间中的日常导航，但焦虑和异类感并没有完全消除。