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@proceedings{1071219, author = {Cigán, Jakub}, booktitle = {Past, present, and future in the scientific study of religion, Brno, 1-3 March 2012}, keywords = {religious conversion; group dynamics; affiliation strategy; prosociality; collective representations; autobiographical memory}, language = {eng}, title = {Religious conversion and group dynamics}, year = {2012} }
TY - CONF ID - 1071219 AU - Cigán, Jakub PY - 2012 TI - Religious conversion and group dynamics KW - religious conversion KW - group dynamics KW - affiliation strategy KW - prosociality KW - collective representations KW - autobiographical memory N2 - Religious conversion is a traditional topic in Religious studies. Most of the scholars who have studied conversion approach it as something from the past, that should be studied retrospectively, through conversion accounts – a set of autobiographical memories in the form of a narrative.I argue,on the other hand, that these constructed conversion memories are aimed at one s present and future prospects and interests, opened to collectively shared representations and general implicit theories, and are relevant only in particular situations and contexts. Religious conversion is a sort of narrative schema that works in a particular group and is ritually publicly displayed (e.g. in a conversion story-telling practice, witnessing etc.). This may be taken as an affiliation strategy (among others) to the group and a commitment signal to other members that one is willing to participate and cooperate. ER -
CIGÁN, Jakub. Religious conversion and group dynamics. In \textit{Past, present, and future in the scientific study of religion, Brno, 1-3 March 2012}. 2012.
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