H. Gooren

Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation

Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first in over a decade to attempt a systematic synthesis of the field of conversion studies, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and theology. Gooren analyzes conversion and disaffiliation in a worldwide comparative framework, using data from North America, Europe, and Latin America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-10453-2
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 181
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 144mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780230104532
• ISBN-10: 0230104533
• Artikelnr.: 29739421

Autorenporträt

HENRI GOOREN is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Oakland University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Appeal of Conversion Approaches to Conversion The Conversion Career Conversion and the Religious Market Stories of Conversion and Disaffiliation Conversion Careers in Latin America