Embracing Islam in Switzerland: (Re-)Conversion Between Searching for the Meaning of Life and Social Ties
The pioneer conversion model of Lofland and Stark suggests that people adopt a religion because experiences in their biography motivate them to seek answers regarding the purpose of life, and because they encounter followers of a religion that happens to provide them with convincing answers. We draw...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
2022
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Journal of Muslim minority affairs
Year: 2022, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 450-465 |
Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Social ties B Biography B (re-)conversion motifs B Switzerland |
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