Creativity in an indigenous Afro-Arab Islamic culture: The case of Sudan

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 268-282

  Khaleefa, Omar H ^a   Erdos, George ^c   Ashria, Ikhlas H ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c NONE

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EID: 0030353336     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1996.tb00773.x     Document Type: Article

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