Reorganising social welfare among muslims: Islamic voluntarism and other forms of communal support in Northern Ghana

Journal of Religion in Africa

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-109

  Weiss, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 34247439762     PISSN: 00224200     EISSN: 15700666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15700660260048483     Document Type: Article

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