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

• Main Author: Johnson, Todd M. (Todd Michael), 1958-
• Other Authors: Bellofatto, Gina A.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Subjects: Religions > Statistics.; RELIGION > Comparative Religion.; RELIGION > Essays.; RELIGION > Reference.; Religions.; Electronic books.; Statistics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.