Pentecostalism beyond belief: Trust and democracy in a Malawian township

Africa

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-499

  Englund, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; DEMOCRACY; KINSHIP; RELIGION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37349035055     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2007.77.4.477     Document Type: Article

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