Religious Conversion: The Rational Choice of Mnông People (The Case of Đăk Liên Hamlet, Đăk Nhau Commune, Bù Đăng District, Bình Phước Province
Huỳnh Ngọc Thu
Abstract
Religious conversion refers to the change of an individual and a community in their belief in spiritual entities, supernatural forces as well as in their religious rites and behavior. The Mnông community in Đắk Liên hamlet, Đắk Nhau commune, Bù Đăng district, Bình Phước province has converted from traditional religion to Catholicism. What were the causes of the conversion? Using methods of participant-observation, in-depth interview, and applying rational choice theory, the author indicated adequate answers to the question.
