Alienation and obligation: Religion and social change in Samoa

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Thornton, Alec ^a,b   Kerslake, Maria T ^c   Binns, Tony ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAMOA   (Samoa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alternative development; Kinship; Landless; Pacific Island Countries; Religion; Samoa

Indexed keywords

CHURCH ROLE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL TRADITION; KINSHIP; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

AMERICAN SAMOA;

EID: 77953163368     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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