Experiences of Affiliation to the Italian Soka Gakkai: An Analysis According to the Rambo et al. Integrated Model
This paper deals with the Rambo, Farhadian, and HaarFarris multidisciplinary theoretical framework of conversion. It studies religious change by using a heuristic model of conversion consisting of seven stages: context, crisis, quest, encounter, interaction, commitment, and consequences....
| Published in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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The journal of CESNUR
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rambo, Lewis 1943-
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Model
/ Italy
/ Sōka-Gakkai
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AZ New religious movements KBJ Italy |
| Further subjects: | B
Lewis Rambo
B Religious Crisis B Soka Gakkai B Religious Transformation B Religious Conversion B Psichology of Religion B Lewis Rambo’s Seven Stages of Conversion |
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| Summary: | This paper deals with the Rambo, Farhadian, and HaarFarris multidisciplinary theoretical framework of conversion. It studies religious change by using a heuristic model of conversion consisting of seven stages: context, crisis, quest, encounter, interaction, commitment, and consequences. The Rambo et al. model serves as a framework for integrating research based on different approaches, and providing a fuller understanding of the multilayered processes involved in conversion. Applying this model to qualitative interviews to people affiliated to the IBISG (the Italian branch of Soka Gakkai), I concluded that data confirm the Rambo et al. theoretical framework. In particular, the decision to join the IBSG is an active, complex, and dynamic process. It depends either on intrapsychic or interpersonal and social factors. Moreover, the conversion is characterized by the peculiar aspects of the movement and the strategies used in order to recruit followers. In conclusion, my underlying assumption is that conversion is a process of religious change that takes place within a dynamic field, involving people, institutions, events, ideas, and experiences. The study of conversion must take into account not only the personal dimension, but also the social, cultural, and religious dynamics in which the convert is embedded. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2019.3.5.3 |