A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa
This study analyzes worldviews and religious beliefs and practices in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa, using a mall intercept survey of n=513 visitors to five shopping centers. Variables considered included demographic characteristics, measures of religiosity and religious pluralism,...
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| author | Thomas J. Farrar Khanyisane A. Falake Adriel Mebaley Mandisi D. Moya Ivor I. Rudolph |
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This study analyzes worldviews and religious beliefs and practices in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa, using a mall intercept survey of n=513 visitors to five shopping centers. Variables considered included demographic characteristics, measures of religiosity and religious pluralism, participation in religious activities, and supernaturalism (both related and unrelated to a traditional Christian-Abrahamic worldview). The majority (69.4%) of respondents identifies as Christian, though denominational affiliation is very diverse. The other two prevalent religious affiliations are the African Traditional Religion (16.4%) and Islam (11.7%). Only 1.6% of the respondents self-identified as non-religious, a smaller percentage than has been found in research on Cape Town as a whole or South Africa nationally. The degree of self-reported religiosity, participation in religious activities, and belief in supernatural phenomena are all high. Associations between demographic characteristics and religion and worldview variables are analyzed in detail.
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| spelling | doaj-art-40ebfa37b21148e391a99f4164fc569b2025-01-29T09:01:30ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion1011-76012413-30272019-01-01321A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South AfricaThomas J. FarrarKhanyisane A. FalakeAdriel MebaleyMandisi D. Moya Ivor I. Rudolph This study analyzes worldviews and religious beliefs and practices in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa, using a mall intercept survey of n=513 visitors to five shopping centers. Variables considered included demographic characteristics, measures of religiosity and religious pluralism, participation in religious activities, and supernaturalism (both related and unrelated to a traditional Christian-Abrahamic worldview). The majority (69.4%) of respondents identifies as Christian, though denominational affiliation is very diverse. The other two prevalent religious affiliations are the African Traditional Religion (16.4%) and Islam (11.7%). Only 1.6% of the respondents self-identified as non-religious, a smaller percentage than has been found in research on Cape Town as a whole or South Africa nationally. The degree of self-reported religiosity, participation in religious activities, and belief in supernatural phenomena are all high. Associations between demographic characteristics and religion and worldview variables are analyzed in detail. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/335mall interceptreligionworldviewsurveyCape FlatsSouth Africa |
| spellingShingle | Thomas J. Farrar Khanyisane A. Falake Adriel Mebaley Mandisi D. Moya Ivor I. Rudolph A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa Journal for the Study of Religion mall intercept religion worldview survey Cape Flats South Africa |
| title | A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa |
| title_full | A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa |
| title_short | A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa |
| title_sort | mall intercept survey on religion and worldview in the cape flats of cape town south africa |
| topic | mall intercept religion worldview survey Cape Flats South Africa |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/335 |
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