Resilience of ancestral lands culture in Kenya: A religious discourse

Africans in Africa and in the Diaspora have consistently insisted on being buried in their ancestral lands in Africa. Ancestral lands are associated with origin, identity, values, livelihood and culture. The significance of ancestral lands culture in Africa cannot be gainsaid. The article examines...

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Veröffentlicht: University 2021
In: Ilorin journal of religious studies
Jahr: 2021, Band: 11, Heft: 1, Seiten: 65-80
weitere Schlagwörter:B Islam
B Sacredness
B ancestral land
B African Religion
B Christianity
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