Summary information

Study title

New Religious Movements

Creator

Črnič, Aleš (Faculty of Social Sciences)

Study number / PID

KRISNA02 (ADP)

URN:SI:UNI-LJ-FDV:ADP:KRISNA02 (NUK)

https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_KRISNA02_V1 (doi)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Main purpose of the research was to obtain information about one of the older, larger, better organized and more active new religious movements: ISKCON. Research contains data on development of the movement, its activities, organizational structure and financing, way of living inside the community, religious practices etc. One of the purposes was also to establish, who members of the movement are, level of their integration in the broader community and what are the relations with the later. The aim of the survey was also to discover to what extent (if at all) members of ISKCON stand out from the rest of Slovenian population with regard to socio-demographic characteristics and their attitudes and to take notes of similarities and differences between members of ISKCON and active Catholics.Main purpose of the research was to obtain information about one of the older, larger, better organized and more active new religious movements: ISKCON. Research contains data on development of the movement, its activities, organizational structure and financing, way of living inside the community, religious practices etc. One of the purposes was also to establish, who members of the movement are, level of their integration in the broader community and what are the relations with the later. The aim of the survey was also to discover to what extent (if at all) members of ISKCON stand out from the rest of Slovenian population with regard to socio-demographic characteristics and their attitudes and to take notes of similarities and differences between members of ISKCON and active Catholics.Main purpose of the research was to obtain information about one of the older, larger, better organized and more active new religious movements: ISKCON. Research contains data on development of the movement, its activities, organizational structure and financing, way of living inside the community, religious practices etc. One of the purposes was also to establish, who members of the movement are,...
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Methodology

Data collection period

12/2000 - 02/2001

Country

Slovenia

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Members of ISKCON.

Sampling procedure

Non-probability

Kind of data

NumericNumeric

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Access

Publisher

Arhiv družboslovnih podatkov = Social Science Data Archives

Publication year

2024

Terms of data access

The data and materials are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Users may use the data only for the purposes stated in the registration form and in accordance with professional codes of ethics. Users expressly agree to maintain the confidentiality of the data and to conduct analyses without attempting to identify the individuals and institutions covered by the materials.

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