The worlds religions in figures : an introduction to international religious demography /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, Todd M. (Todd Michael), 1958-
Otros Autores: Bellofatto, Gina A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Temas:
Religions > Statistics.
Religions > Statistiques.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Religions
Statistics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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