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The worlds religions in figures : an introduction to international religious demography / Todd M. Johnson and Brian J. Grim with Gina A. Bellofatto; foreword by Peter L. Berger.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118323038 (ePub)
  • 1118323033 (ePub)
  • 9781118323007 (Adobe PDF)
  • 1118323009 (Adobe PDF)
  • 9781118323014 (MobiPocket)
  • 1118323017 (MobiPocket)
  • 9781118555767
  • 1118555767
  • 1299402232
  • 9781299402232
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Worlds religions in figuresDDC classification:
  • 200.2/1 23
LOC classification:
  • BL80.3
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Overview. Global religious populations, 1910-2010 -- Regional religious populations, 1910-2010 -- Religious diversity -- Projecting religious populations, 2010-50 -- Data and methods. Defining religion and religious identity -- Religious demography as an emerging discipline -- Major sources and collections of data -- Analyzing data on religion -- Dynamics of change in religious populations -- Case studies. Estimating changes in the global Muslim population -- Factors driving change in the global Muslim population -- Estimating China's religious populations -- Assessing religious populations in the Sudans -- Migration and religious diasporas -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: Provides an introduction to international religious demography, outlining the challenges in interpreting data on religious adherence, and presents a contemporary portrait of global religious belief. Offers the first comprehensive overview of the field of international religious demography detailing what we know about religious adherents around the world, and how we know it.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction -- Overview. Global religious populations, 1910-2010 -- Regional religious populations, 1910-2010 -- Religious diversity -- Projecting religious populations, 2010-50 -- Data and methods. Defining religion and religious identity -- Religious demography as an emerging discipline -- Major sources and collections of data -- Analyzing data on religion -- Dynamics of change in religious populations -- Case studies. Estimating changes in the global Muslim population -- Factors driving change in the global Muslim population -- Estimating China's religious populations -- Assessing religious populations in the Sudans -- Migration and religious diasporas -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index.

Provides an introduction to international religious demography, outlining the challenges in interpreting data on religious adherence, and presents a contemporary portrait of global religious belief. Offers the first comprehensive overview of the field of international religious demography detailing what we know about religious adherents around the world, and how we know it.

Global Studies and Governance