Spatial Diffusion of a Religious Movement Export

@article{citeulike:4004099, abstract = {This paper tests several models of the diffusion of a religious movement over time and space. The Holiness movement was chosen as a case study because of its consistent presence on the American religious scene. I developed an index of movement strength using data on the establishment and operation of Holiness oriented periodicals and schools. The index was then mapped for subsequent time periods in order to trace the movement's diffusion in time and space. The questions of how and why the movement spread were then analyzed. Several geographically descriptive models of diffusion were surveyed, with a directional sector model receiving the greatest support. Several explanatory variables were also surveyed, with population migration, reaction to national crises, and reaction to contemporary related movements receiving support.}, author = {Dann, Norman K.}, citeulike-article-id = {4004099}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1385637}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/1385637}, doi = {10.2307/1385637}, issn = {00218294}, journal = {Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion}, keywords = {movement, religious}, number = {4}, pages = {351--360}, posted-at = {2009-10-20 08:07:15}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Society for the Scientific Study of Religion}, title = {Spatial Diffusion of a Religious Movement}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1385637}, volume = {15}, year = {1976} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4004099 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4004099 N2 - This paper tests several models of the diffusion of a religious movement over time and space. The Holiness movement was chosen as a case study because of its consistent presence on the American religious scene. I developed an index of movement strength using data on the establishment and operation of Holiness oriented periodicals and schools. The index was then mapped for subsequent time periods in order to trace the movement's diffusion in time and space. The questions of how and why the movement spread were then analyzed. Several geographically descriptive models of diffusion were surveyed, with a directional sector model receiving the greatest support. Several explanatory variables were also surveyed, with population migration, reaction to national crises, and reaction to contemporary related movements receiving support. IS - 4 JF - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion SN - 00218294 EP - 360 TI - Spatial Diffusion of a Religious Movement PB - Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Society for the Scientific Study of Religion VL - 15 SP - 351 KW - movement KW - religious AU - Dann, Norman PY - 1976/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1385637 ER -