The Zionist congregation over time
| Autor: | J. P. Kiernan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
Structure (mathematical logic) History Sociology and Political Science Field data media_common.quotation_subject Unit (housing) Anthropology Social unit Political Science and International Relations Cohesion (chemistry) Sociology Psychological resilience Social psychology Composition (language) media_common |
| Zdroj: | African Studies. 55:69-88 |
| ISSN: | 1469-2872 0002-0184 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00020189608707850 |
| Popis: | This article analyses two sets of field data, gathered in 1970 and 1992 respectively, relating to the composition and leadership of a number of Zionist congregations in the Durban township of KwaMashu. The purpose of the exercise, never attempted before, is to establish the resilience or fragility over time of the congregation as the effective social unit when subjected to the strains of denominational splitting, the loss or removal of congregational leadership and the task of renewing an ageing membership. With very few exceptions, it was found that the congregational unit was remarkably durable over time and unshaken’ by denominational upheavals, that the loss of membership was insignificant compared with steady gains in most instances, and that the stability of congregational leadership exercised a significant influence upon the cohesion and growth of the small‐scale social unit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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