New spiritual movements as autonomous religiosity of Iranian young adults

New religious converts experience many ups and downs before and after conversion and acquire a new and alternative understanding of religion and religiosity. The paper seeks to examine their spiritual experiences before and after converting to NSMs and answer this question: what factors and experien...

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Authors: Ghanbari Barzian, Ali (Author) ; Ganjvar, Mahdi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Společnost 2022
In: Religio
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: [91]-112

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