Understanding conversion to Jehovism among Indigenous peoples: The case of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1177/00377686231182499

Arnaud Simard-ÉMond

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Abstract

Although present in Aboriginal communities since the early 1930s, Jehovism among Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States has not yet been the subject of any published ethnographic, sociological, or historical study. This article presents the result of the first ethnographic study with Jehovah’s Witnesses among Aboriginal peoples in Canada. From an online field of research spanning over a period of 10 months with Anishinabe (Algonquin) Witnesses from Kitigan Zibi (Outaouais, Quebec), I explore the motivations behind the decision to become a Jehovah’s Witness for the latter. I also show that the first conversions in Kitigan Zibi are mainly due to a dual historical context that created a fertile ground for conversion. Finally, I propose the concept of ‘small-scale conversion’ as another way to conceive the intergenerational transmission of religion.

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理解土著人民对耶和华教的皈依:基蒂甘人的案例

尽管自20世纪30年代初以来，加拿大和美国原住民中的热河主义就一直存在于原住民社区，但尚未成为任何已发表的民族志、社会学或历史研究的主题。本文介绍了加拿大原住民中耶和华见证人的首次民族志研究结果。来自一个跨越10年的在线研究领域几个月来，我与来自魁北克省奥陶瓦省基蒂根·齐比的Anishinabe（Algonquin）见证人一起探讨了成为耶和华见证人的动机。我还表明，基蒂甘兹比的第一次皈依主要是由于双重历史背景，为皈依创造了肥沃的土壤。最后，我提出了“小规模皈依”的概念，作为另一种设想宗教代际传递的方式。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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