Peter Berger (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands), Sarbeswar Sahoo (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)
Dynamics of conversion and religious change more generally are extremely complex, yet it is crucial for contemporary societies to understand them. This volume contributes to this understanding by focussing on the processes and modalities of conversion within, between and across various religious traditions (Hinduism, Islamic Reformism, Christianity, indigenous religions) from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including anthropology, sociology, religious studies, history and theology. While the book deals with Indian case studies, the introduction, preface (by Piers Vitebsky) and afterword (by...
Dynamics of conversion and religious change more generally are extremely complex, yet it is crucial for contemporary societies to understand them. Thi...