The early days of Johane Masowe: Self-doubt, uncertainty, and religious transformation

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 781-808

  Engelke, Matthew ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RELIGION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; HARARE [ZIMBABWE]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 27144470716     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417505000356     Document Type: Article

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