The Forgotten Bonds: A Coevolutionary Framework on the Diffusion of Tzu Chi in Four Southeast Asian Countries.
The literature on the diffusion of new religion is strongly influenced by the voluntaristic paradigm that highlights the agency of individual migrants. This article examines and compares the diffusion process and outcome of Tzu Chi (Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Association) in four Southeast A...
| Published in: | American Behavioral Scientist Vol. 64; no. 10; pp. 1471 - 1485 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep2020
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