Confronting categorical assumptions about the power of religion in Africa

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 110, 2006, Pages 635-650

  Green, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLITICS; RELIGION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33845525775     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240601119018     Document Type: Article

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