Kerkvorming en ontkerkelijking in de negentiende eeuw in Friesland

Samenvatting

In the province of Friesland (the Netherlands) in the nineteenth century both the number of religious denominations and the number of non-members of a church increased. This article traces the influence of religious homogeneity or heterogeneity of an individual's environment. Competing hypotheses, based on Durkheim's ideas of a well-integrated society and on market theory (i.a. Stark & Finke, 1992) are tested, using data of the ten-yearly censuses for the period 1849 and 1909 for the 43 Friesian municipalities. Durkheim's insights are corroborated: the more heterogeneous the environment in terms of religion, the higher the number of unchurched individuals, and the higher the likelihood of the emergence of new denominations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)