Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.

Since the 1980s coercive persuasion has been scrutinized by sociologists in response to the preceeding discourse on supposed 'brainwashing' methods claimed to be utilized by new religious movements. The sociological consensus was that ‘brainwashing' and coercion rarely occur in relig...

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Main Author: Mette Hee Læborg
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 2015-11-01
Series:Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/22553
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description Since the 1980s coercive persuasion has been scrutinized by sociologists in response to the preceeding discourse on supposed 'brainwashing' methods claimed to be utilized by new religious movements. The sociological consensus was that ‘brainwashing' and coercion rarely occur in religious conversion but this debate is revoked in light of Christian organizations' involvement with North Koreans in China. In China, North Koreans live under stressful conditions as illegal migrants exposed to criminal actions, while living under the threat of deportation. Christian organizations provide shelter, security and organize plights to a third country, if desired and possible, thus having a humanitarian functionality. The paper will argue that North Koreans in China, convert under grave social pressures as a result of well-organized religious groups, their availability, and social forces from the external world.
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spellingShingle Mette Hee Læborg
Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.
Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
conversion
migration
Christian organizations
North Korea
title Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.
title_full Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.
title_fullStr Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.
title_full_unstemmed Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.
title_short Nordkoreanske migranter i Kina. Konversion og socialt pres.
title_sort nordkoreanske migranter i kina konversion og socialt pres
topic conversion
migration
Christian organizations
North Korea
url https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/22553
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