Conversion as statelessness: A study of contemporary algerian conversions to Evangelical Christianity

Middle East Law and Governance

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-105

  Marzouki, Nadia ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Conversion; Millenarism; Nationalism; Piety; Proselytism; Public order; Religion; Religious freedom; Salvation; Statelessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860385764     PISSN: 18763367     EISSN: 18763375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187633712X626053     Document Type: Article

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