Religion and Poverty: Pan-African Perspectives

by Peter J. Paris

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A Ghanaian scholar of religion argues that poverty is a particularly complex subject in traditional African cultures, where holistic worldviews unite life's material and spiritual dimensions. A South African ethicist examines informal economies in Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa, looking at their ideological roots, social organization, and vulnerability to global capital. African American theologians offer ethnographic accounts of empowering...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822343789

ISBN13:9780822343783

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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