Searching for pathways in a landscape of death: Religion and AIDS in East Africa

Journal of Religion in Africa

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Becker, Felicitas ^a   Geissler, P Wenzel ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Christianity; East Africa; Health; Islam

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949416920     PISSN: 00224200     EISSN: 15700666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006607X166564     Document Type: Review

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