2408-9338Research result. Sociology and Management2408-933810.18413/2408-9338-2015-1-3-55-66209SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND SPIRITUAL LIFECHANGE AND PERSISTENCE IN «MIGRATING RELIGIONS»CHANGE AND PERSISTENCE IN «MIGRATING RELIGIONS»MichelOlga VaceslavovnaMichelOlga Vaceslavovnaomichel@stud.hs-heilbronn.de20151300

This study explores the preconditions for the change and persistence of religious identity and religious practices in strongly religious transnational messianic movements against the background of their migration experiences. It presents an exploratory comparative micro-analysis of two research cases, i.e., two strongly religious communities, which are located in Germany and which keep different kinds of ties to their superordinate transnational structures. This study raises the question of why in one case a change in religious identity formation takes place, and why this change is absent in the other case. Based on empirical evidence, this article identifies and discusses different religious identification aspects as well as different motivational, organizational and contextual factors responsible for the change or persistence of strongly religious practices and identity formation, against the background of migration.

This study explores the preconditions for the change and persistence of religious identity and religious practices in strongly religious transnational messianic movements against the background of their migration experiences. It presents an exploratory comparative micro-analysis of two research cases, i.e., two strongly religious communities, which are located in Germany and which keep different kinds of ties to their superordinate transnational structures. This study raises the question of why in one case a change in religious identity formation takes place, and why this change is absent in the other case. Based on empirical evidence, this article identifies and discusses different religious identification aspects as well as different motivational, organizational and contextual factors responsible for the change or persistence of strongly religious practices and identity formation, against the background of migration.

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