A very private belief: reincarnation in contemporary England.

From: Sociology of Religion | Date: June 22, 1999| Author: Walter, Tony; Waterhouse, Helen | Copyright information

Survey data indicate a substantial minority of westerners who have no attachment to Eastern or New Age religion but who nevertheless believe in reincarnation. This paper summarizes the findings of a small intensive interview study of a group of English people who take seriously the possibility of reincarnation: 1) Many of them hold reincarnation alongside Christian belief; 2) Most are less than dogmatic about their belief; 3) Some entertain the possibility of reincarnation because of experi...

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