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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.
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HENRI GOOREN is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Oakland University, USA.
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Book Title: Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation
Book Subtitle: Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices
Authors: Henri Gooren
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230113039
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Henri Gooren 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10453-2Published: 18 October 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-28911-0Published: 18 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11303-9Published: 27 September 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 181
Topics: Comparative Religion, Religion and Psychology, Religion and Society, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy