New Religion Adherents: an overview of Anglophone census and survey data
General estimates of the extent of the New Religions phenomenon vary considerably. The two basic quantitative questions in this area are: How many groups? And, How many people? These questions are not as simple as they might at first appear. A more fundamental question involves classification: Where...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2004]
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Marburg journal of religion
Jahr: 2004, Band: 9, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-17 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | General estimates of the extent of the New Religions phenomenon vary considerably. The two basic quantitative questions in this area are: How many groups? And, How many people? These questions are not as simple as they might at first appear. A more fundamental question involves classification: Where does one draw the line between alternative and non-alternative religions? What one finds when one actually tries to determine where to draw such a line is that the difference between “mainstream” and “alternative” is a matter of degree rather than a sharplydefined distinction. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-2941 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Marburg journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17192/mjr.2004.9.3632 |
