Religion: the One by Birth or a Conscious Choice?
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-11-206-215
Abstract
The article discusses the results of a 2017 sociological survey of religious identity among the population of the Republic of Kalmykia. The work analytically emphasizes such aspects as religious self-identification and availability of religious attributes. The survey revealed the influence of age on religious self-identification of the informants and its interrelation with the use of religious attributes.
About the Author
B. Nuskhaeva
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Sociology (Cand. of Sociological Sc.), Senior Research Associate, Department for Comprehensive Monitoring and Information Technologies
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Nuskhaeva B. Religion: the One by Birth or a Conscious Choice? Mongolian Studies. 2017;9(2):206-215. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-11-206-215
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