H. Gooren

Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation

Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices

• Broschiertes 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: 978-1-349-28911-0
• 1st ed. 2010
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9781349289110
• ISBN-10: 1349289116
• Artikelnr.: 45080866

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