Methods for the Study of Religious Change

Andre Droogers is Emeritus Professor of the Cultural Anthropology of Religion at VU University, Amsterdam. He is author of Play and Power in Religion: Collected Essays and co-editor of Studying Global Pentecostalism: Theories and Methods. Anton van Harskamp is Emeritus Professor of Religion, Identity and Civil Society at VU University, Amsterdam, and co-editor of Playful Religion: Challenges for the Study of Religion.

• 1. Introduction, Andre Droogers and Anton van Harskamp PART I: METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY WORLDVIEWS Introduction to Part I 2. The World of Worldviews, Andre Droogers 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Compared, Andre Droogers 4. Playing with Perspectives, Andre Droogers PART II: STUDYING RELIGIOUS CHANGE Introduction to Part II 5. Fieldwork on Ritual: Understanding Through Participation, Kim Knibbe, Marten van der Meulen, and Peter Versteeg 6. Fieldwork on Experience: Spirituality, Individuality and Authority, Peter Versteeg and Johan Roeland 7. Fieldwork on Language: Artists Express Their Worldviews, Rhea Hummel 8. Fieldwork on Morality: Gossip and Secrets, Kim Knibbe 9. Fieldwork on Identity: Contested and Politicized Research, Martijn de Koning, Edien Bartels, and Danielle Koning PART III: MOVING PARAMETERS Introduction to Part III 10. The Future of New Worldview Studies, Andre Droogers 11. Epilogue: Studying Religion as our Intimate Stranger, Anton van Harskamp

'This is a highly imaginative contribution to the study of worldviews.' Grace Davie, University of Exeter