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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Africa religion"”.
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A Christian perspective of the world of spirits : a trans-ethnic examination
… a ' spirit world' is acknowledged by many world religions such as Christianity, Hinduism and African Traditional Religion. Of particular interest to religionists is the personal and corporate response to such a world. A proper understanding and relationship to the spirit world helps religionists …
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Leading while being led: developing the developer at a Catholic NGO in Cape Town, South Africa
Religion has played a significant role in the historical unfolding of what is now understood as "development." Until recently, however, religious modes of contemporary development have been overlooked in development scholarship. The dissertation uses ethnographic data about the religious ethics …
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Attitudes towards church retailing in Cape Town, South Africa
Religion and commerce are two concepts which give rise to divergent views when associated with each other. Nevertheless, churches are increasingly making use of commercial methods such as marketing and retailing for a vast array of purposes including fundraising, connecting with their congregation …
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When secrecy goes global: Vodún, tourism, and the politics of knowing in Bénin, West Africa
The transnatinal flow of African religions to the Americas via trans-Atlantic slave trade has been well documented (e.g., Clarke 2004, Largey 2006, Olupona and Rey 2008). However, until this study, scholars had not yet studied the reverse direction in the trans-Atlantic dialogue that now connects …
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A case study exploring disability inclusion within the Muslim Ummah in South Africa
Religion and spirituality are central to the way many people, including persons with disabilities, make sense of both the world itself, and their place in that world. However, in most scholarship focusing on disability, religion, as a way of understanding and dealing with disability, is side-lined …