Új vallási mozgalmakba belépett fiatalok életút-jellemzői a megtérést megelőzően = The characteristics of the careers of young people, who joined new religious movements, before their conversion

We have met many social phenomena in Hungary since the system change, which several areas of science wish to understand and interpret within thenown area of competence. The more emphasized presence of new religious movements and their effect on the young adult age group is one of these phenomena. The phenomenon was visible in western societies tens of years ago and as a reaction researches and studies were made in the fields of sociology, political science, history of religion, cultural anthropology, and psychopathology. This study examines the characteristics of the careers of young people, who joined new religious movements, with the help of in depth interviews.