Sociocultural Prerequisites of Religious Conversion

Abstract

In recent years, the literature of Western and Russian sociology has shown a growing scientific interest in the phenomenon of religiosity, in particular, the religious component of social identity. Research on the topic of religious conversion was especially important. The problem of conversion is studied in cultural studies, sociology, psychology, social anthropology, has become a research topic of these scientific disciplines. Existing theoretical and empirical research on this topic shows that the materials are studied in detail, depending on the structure of the conversion, its gradual development and the factors of formation. However, the relationship between religious conversion and social identity is rarely considered in sociological works. The purpose of this article is to study the process of religious conversion of envelopes from Christianity to Islam. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that Islam is not a traditional religion for newcomers to their historical homeland. This article examines how the religious identity of the conversion affects their social identity, how religious self-knowledge formed in a new way of life is formed in a new way, and the socio-cultural preconditions of religious conversion.