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Networks, [Mis]trust, and Pentecostal Conversion: narratives of divergent pathways among small Black entrepreneurs in Tshwane

, 2012
This thesis is an exploration of the cultural meanings, practices, and discourse that impinge upon the workings of social capital and trust among small black entrepreneurs.
De Sousa, Julio F
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‘Battling for Souls: Contesting for Space’? African Traditional Religions and Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe

There is no doubt of the existence of religious competition and conversion in Africa. Pentecostalism has become one of the fastest growing forms of Christianity that has created a major competition for African traditional religions.
Mapuranga, Tapiwa
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Animal derived products may conflict with religious patients' beliefs. [PDF]

BMC Med Ethics, 2013
Eriksson A, Burcharth J, Rosenberg J.
europepmc   +1 more source

"We are like co-wives": Traditional healers' views on collaborating with the formal Child and Adolescent Mental Health System in Uganda. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2018
Akol A, Moland KM, Babirye JN, Engebretsen IMS.   +3 more
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Anti-COVID-19 Vaccine Narratives Among African and North American Neo-Pentecostals (Part 1): Evidence, Causes and Lessons

Journal of Religion and Health
Abstract The gap in the worldview of spiritual leaders regarding public health and safety became apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. It engendered narratives and health behaviors that led to the deaths of many. This interdisciplinary study examines the relationship between religious beliefs, practices, and health behavior.
openaire   +2 more sources

Medicinal plant use in a context of coloniality: Congolese perspectives on lost and preserved healing traditions in Belgium. [PDF]

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
De Meyer E, Derveeuw S, Sinatu Bolya C, de la Peña E, Ceuterick M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY IN A SUB-SAHARAN SETTING: Dialectics of Empowerment and Dependency. [PDF]

Gend Soc, 2015
Agadjanian V.
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Ritual Healing Innovations in African Pentecostalism

Ritual healing and deliverance creativities and innovations in African Pentecostal (AP) churches have become a phenomenon if not a hallmark of African Pentecostalism in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there is little contextual knowledge known that informs such ...
Kuloba, R.Wabyanga
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"Driving the devil away": qualitative insights into miraculous cures for AIDS in a rural Tanzanian ward. [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2010
Roura M, Nsigaye R, Nhandi B, Wamoyi J, Busza J, Urassa M, Todd J, Zaba B.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source