A New Model of Religious Conversion: Beyond Network Theory and Social Constructivism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004264984)

Vendor: Ines W. Jindra
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Format: Hardcover
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A New Model of Religious Conversion: Beyond Network Theory and Social Constructivism

$182.00

A New Model of Religious Conversion: Beyond Network Theory and Social Constructivism

$182.00
Format: Hardcover
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Based on the analysis of 52 conversion narratives to various religious groups, A New Model of Religious Conversion utilizes case studies for comparison of converts' backgrounds, network influence, and conversion narratives. The author convincingly illustrates a "fit" between the converts' background and the religion they convert to, such as between disorganized family backgrounds and highly structured religions. Conversely, those from highly structured backgrounds often convert to more "open" groups. The book also makes it clear that not all conversions are influenced by networks or align themselves with a social constructivist view of a conversion as an "account." Taking converts' trajectories seriously, the author makes a strong case for the application of biographical sociology to the study of conversion and (American) sociology overall.

Author: Ines W. Jindra
ISBN-10: 9004264981
ISBN-13: 9789004264984
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2014
Pages: 230
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d
By Ines W. Jindra
By Ines W. Jindra
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Ines W. Jindra, Ph.D. (2005), is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. She has published articles on religious conversion and religious development, and most recently on religious conversion from a sociological perspective. Besides religion, she is interested in qualitative research methods, biographies, poverty, and urban issues.

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