An encroachment of ecological sacred sites and its threat to the interconnectedness of sacred rituals: A case study of the Tonga people in the Gwembe valley
The problem of encroaching sacred sites is one of the biggest challenges most developing countries face. In the name of development people's sacred sites and rituals are either destroyed or relocated to other sites. This paper uses two cases to discuss the value of sacred sites and sacred ritua...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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ASRSA
[2015]
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Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 138-153 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tongaland (Sambia)
/ Distrikt Gwembe
/ Economic development
/ Sanctuary
/ Ritual
/ Spirituality
/ Threat to
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
lwiindi
B Tonga Rituals B Development B Religion B Ecology B Sacred Sites |
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