Egyház? Szekta? Mozgalom? Vallásos jellegű kisközösségek kutatásának elméleti hátterei
Church? Sect? Movement? Theories Regarding Research into Religious Communities

Summary/Abstract: In the present study I have overviewed theories regarding religious communities without the claim of comprehensiveness. I have been interested in the international theoretical approaches concerning the social and individual factors contributing to the emergence and functioning of certain religious communities, and furthermore, in analyzing how these approaches appear in the Hungarian literature. I have found it signifi cant to discuss the technical terms used by the sociology of religion and the anthropology of religion, the ecclesiastical character of some of the theories, which constantly inspire the researcher.

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