A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Mapping Religions
Authors: Martikainen, Tuomas
Editors: Pesonen, Heikki; Sakaranaho, Tuula; Sjöblom, Tom; Utriainen, Terhi
Publication year: 2002
Book title : Styles and Positions: Ethnographic Perspectives in Comparative Religion
Series title: Uskontotiede
Number in series: 8
ISBN: 952-10-0602-1
ISSN: 1455-4305
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to present a way of ethnographic research that can be called “mapping religions.” The main objective of the text is to give an idea of what mapping religions is and how to do it. The article consists of two main parts. The first part introduces the concept of mapping religions. The second part introduces a three-step model for practicable mapping.