Betwixt Identity and Security: African New Religious Movements and the Politics of Religious Networking in Europe
African New Religious Movements (ANRMs) are creating local-global religious networks to further their self-insertion (self-assertion) in the European religious landscape. Intrareligious engagement of ANRM members derives not so much from doctrinal affinities or leadership preferences, but from the q...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Californiarnia Press
2003
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Nova religio
Année: 2003, Volume: 7, Numéro: 2, Pages: 24-41 |
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| Résumé: | African New Religious Movements (ANRMs) are creating local-global religious networks to further their self-insertion (self-assertion) in the European religious landscape. Intrareligious engagement of ANRM members derives not so much from doctrinal affinities or leadership preferences, but from the quest for spiritual satisfaction, religious identity, and a place to feel at home. The complexity of the motives for participating in networks is due to religious, socio-cultural, and economic considerations. While religious communities identify this networking as a vital strategy for global mission and evangelism ( |
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| ISSN: | 1541-8480 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Nova religio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/nr.2003.7.2.24 |