RT Article
T1 Researching Belief without Asking Religious Questions
JF Fieldwork in religion
VO 4
IS 1
SP 86
OP 104
A1 Day, Abby 1956-
LA English
PB Equinox
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1693145588
AB A unique research method was designed to answer the question "What do people believe in nowadays and how do we find out?" This approach was intended to research belief by asking non-religious questions of apparently non-religious people. The qualitative method, detailed here, produced data that led me to conclude that statements of religious affiliation are often expres-sions of "believing in belonging," where people associate with religion to reinforce ethnic, familial or other social identities. Fieldwork issues such as informant selection, interviews and data interpretation are discussed in detail.
K1 UK
K1 Belief
K1 Belonging
K1 Fieldwork
K1 Qualitative
K1 Religion
DO 10.1558/firn.v4i1.86