03777cam a2200721 i 4500 ocn826899669 OCoLC 20171112083019.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 130205s2013 nju ob 001 0 eng 2013005000 9781118323038 (ePub) 1118323033 (ePub) 9781118323007 (Adobe PDF) 1118323009 (Adobe PDF) 9781118323014 (MobiPocket) 1118323017 (MobiPocket) 9780470674543 (cloth) 9781118555767 1118555767 0470674547 1299402232 9781299402232 NZ1 15023259 NZ1 15340482 DEBSZ 42310912X NLGGC 357349911 DEBBG BV041905022 DEBBG BV043395368 (OCoLC)826899669 (OCoLC)836405271 (OCoLC)859984503 (OCoLC)861956144 DLC eng rda DLC CUS DG1 E7B N$T IDEBK CDX NOC YDXCP UKDOC WAU NLE GGVRL DEBSZ OCLCF EBLCP OCLCO DEBBG OCLCQ pcc MAIN BL80.3 REL 017000 bisacsh REL 113000 bisacsh REL 054000 bisacsh 200.2/1 23 Johnson, Todd M. (Todd Michael), 1958- The worlds religions in figures : an introduction to international religious demography / Todd M. Johnson and Brian J. Grim with Gina A. Bellofatto; foreword by Peter L. Berger. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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 what we know about religious adherents around the world, and how we know it. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Religions Statistics. RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh RELIGION Essays. bisacsh RELIGION Reference. bisacsh Religions. fast (OCoLC)fst01093898 Religions Statistics. Electronic books. Statistics. fast (OCoLC)fst01423727 Bellofatto, Gina A. Print version: Johnson, Todd M. (Todd Michael), 1958- Worlds religions in figures Hoboken : Wiley, 2013 9780470674543 (DLC) 2012047272 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118555767 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206411 206411