LEADER 02300nam 2200385 n 450 001 9910765834403321 005 20230222235240.0 010 $a9783038973171 010 $a3038973173 024 8 $a10.3390/books978-3-03897-317-1 035 $a(CKB)5400000000000133 035 $a(NjHacI)995400000000000133 035 $a(ScCtBLL)c4c8e513-2579-41d6-94c8-4116fbcc56dc 035 $a(OCoLC)1154211811 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000000133 100 $a20230222d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGlocal Religions /$fedited by Victor Roudometof 210 1$aBasel, Switzerland :$cMDPI,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (143 pages) 330 $aThe globalization of the world's religions leads to a variety of fusions whereby local elements blend with global religions, leading to hybrid local-global or glocal religious forms. Glocal forms of religion provide a hitherto insufficiently explored research agenda with the potential of further growth in the future. This volume introduces the basic tenets of this research agenda and offers examples from around the globe. In the volume's individual chapters, authors explore a diverse tapestry of such forms that cover cases from the Caribbean, Japan, Finland, Eastern Europe, US, Korea, Southeast Asia and Central America. Glocal forms of religious expression exist across diverse religious traditions. In this volume, religious traditions specifically explored include Buddhism, Hinduism, folk or traditional religions, Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism. The study of glocal religions involves a trans-disciplinary group of scholars and researchers. In this volume, contributions come from the fields of sociology, archaeology, anthropology, history and religious studies. This collection is an indispensable reader for scholars and students who wish to explore the dynamics of glocal religion in their part of the world. 606 $aGlocalization 615 0$aGlocalization. 676 $a303.482 702 $aRoudometof$b Victor 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910765834403321 996 $aGlocal Religions$92940875 997 $aUNINA