Deconversion : qualitative and quantitative results from cross-cultural research in Germany and the United States of America / / Heinz Streib ... [et.al.].
Hauptbeschreibung This book presents case studies and empirical data of a phenomenon which increasingly gains popularity in Western societies: deconversion. There is, the authors argue, no better word than deconversion to describe processes of disengagement from religious orientations because these...
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| Superior document: | Research in contemporary religion ; v. 5 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Research in contemporary religion ;
v. 5. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Hauptbeschreibung This book presents case studies and empirical data of a phenomenon which increasingly gains popularity in Western societies: deconversion. There is, the authors argue, no better word than deconversion to describe processes of disengagement from religious orientations because these have much in common with conversion. Termination of membership may eventually be the final step of deconversion, but it involves biographical and psychological dynamics which can and need to be reconstructed by qualitative approaches and analyzed by quantitative instruments.In the B |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 3666604390 1280991003 9786613762610 3647604399 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Heinz Streib ... [et.al.]. |