Whose unkulunkulu?

Africa

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-219

  Weir, Jennifer ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844515486     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2005.75.2.203     Document Type: Article

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