The Dynamics of Religious Defection among Hutterites

Peter, Karl A.; Boldt, Edward D.; Whitaker, Ian; Roberts, Lance W.

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“…In our terms, these studies have focused on "deconversion," rather than "defection." Only a few studies of disaffiliation have focused on ultra-Orthodox Jews and others who have been born into enclave communities (Albrecht and Bahr 1983;Bar-Lev, Breslau, and Ne'eman 1997;Peter et al 1982;Barzilai 2004;Shaffir 1997).…”

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“…As Shaffir (1997) has pointed out, much of this work has centered on people who grew up in the open secular society, joined an encapsulated group, and then returned from the tightly structured roles of the group to the loosely structured choices with which they grew up. In our terms, these studies have focused on “deconversion,” rather than “defection.” Only a few studies of disaffiliation have focused on ultra‐Orthodox Jews and others who have been born into enclave communities (Albrecht and Bahr 1983; Bar‐Lev, Breslau, and Ne'eman 1997; Peter et al 1982; Barzilai 2004; Shaffir 1997).…”

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Characters in Search of a Script: The Exit Narratives of Formerly Ultra‐Orthodox Jews

Davidman¹,

Greil²

2007

Scientific Study of Religion

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We use a case study of individuals who leave ultra-Orthodox Judaism to illustrate that essential characteristics of the institutions they leave, such as their degree of encapsulation, shape both processes and narratives of identity change. Through examining the narratives of these exiters and comparing them to the literature on conversion into strict religious groups, we find that there is more institutional support for conversion into a group than for disaffiliating from a group. In conversion, recruits are provided with institutional scripts that shape their narratives; those who leave strict religious communities have no parallel ready-made accounts. Those that leave ultra-Orthodoxy state that they did not have a language to guide them in their transition into secular society. Nevertheless, despite their presentation of themselves as "scriptless" they also present themselves as brave individuals who are proud of their ability to leave a community that had encompassed all aspects of life.

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Characters in Search of a Script: The Exit Narratives of Formerly Ultra‐Orthodox Jews

Davidman¹,

Greil²

2007

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…Le nombre total de personnes membres de la communauté n'a jamais dépassé la vingtaine (Lehr 2010 (1994,(69)(70). Selon Peter et al (1982), les premiers cas de dissidence étaient majoritairement des jeunes hommes en quête d'aventures qui ne rejoignaient pas nécessairement un autre groupe religieux. Les cas les plus récents ne se conforment pas à ce type de défection traditionnelle et comportent une tangente religieuse importante.…”

Section: Conversion Et Baptême Dans Les Colonies Huttériennesunclassified

Une lecture durkheimienne de la conversion et du baptême dans les colonies huttériennes

Laberge

Mathieu²

2015

theologi

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Cet article utilise les groupes anabaptistes, et plus précisément les huttériens, en tant que laboratoire social pour l’analyse de trajectoires de conversion. Ainsi, d’une part, certains individus se sont convertis aux religions anabaptistes. L’exemple le plus frappant de ces conversions est représenté par l’implantation d’une colonie huttérienne au Japon. D’autre part, certains individus nés dans une colonie huttérienne ont quitté leur groupe d’origine pour se convertir à un autre groupe religieux, groupe qui adopte une religion qui rejoint davantage leurs aspirations, voire leur spiritualité. Pour les anabaptistes, le baptême se trouve au coeur de ces processus de conversion. Pour les individus qui joignent ou qui quittent les groupes anabaptistes, qu’est-ce qui détermine l’acceptation ou le refus de la conversion et du baptême ? Notre hypothèse est que la conversion procède par affinité religieuse. L’opérationnalisation de certains concepts durkheimiens, tirés de l’ouvrage Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse (Durkheim 2007), nous permettra d’étayer cette hypothèse.

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“…More specifically, in the area of deviance, studies have attended to processes whereby individuals substitute their deviant behaviors, ideologies, and identities for more conventional lifestyles (Adler and Adler 1983;Biernacki 1988;Brown 1991aBrown , 1991bErikson 1966;Faupel 1991;Herman 1993;Lesieur 1977;Lofland 1969;Luckenbill and Best 1981;Meisenhelder 1977;Peyrot 1985;Prus and Irini 1980;Ray 1961;Sharp and Hope 2001;Waldorf, Reinarman, and Murphy 1991). Attention to disengagement has also been a focus in studies of religion detailing how individuals'commitments to a religious group or community both dissolve and disintegrate, resulting in gradual departure and final exit (Bar-Lev and Shaffir 1997;Beckford 1978;Brinkerhoff and Burke 1980;Bromley 1988;Ebaugh 1977Ebaugh , 1988Peter et al 1982;San Giovanni 1978;Wright 1987).…”

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Death at the Polls

Shaffir

Kleinknecht²

2005

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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This article examines means of coping adopted by defeated politicians to manage their unexpected loss. In particular, we consider how they deploy deflection rhetoric to claim that circumstances beyond their control resulted in the undesirable outcome. The data mainly derive from transcribed conversations with Canadian politicians at both provincial and federal levels of government. The analysis offers a case study of disengagement and how individuals, forced to assume a new status involuntarily, attend to the presented challenges. An understanding of social life is enhanced by investigating not only the dynamics of identity construction but also processes of “un-becoming.”

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The Dynamics of Religious Defection among Hutterites

Cited by 5 publications

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Characters in Search of a Script: The Exit Narratives of Formerly Ultra‐Orthodox Jews

Characters in Search of a Script: The Exit Narratives of Formerly Ultra‐Orthodox Jews

Une lecture durkheimienne de la conversion et du baptême dans les colonies huttériennes

Death at the Polls

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