Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Volume 36, Issue 3 (2018)

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Religious Innovation and Competition in Contemporary African Christianity

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Article
Religious Innovation and Competition in Contemporary African Christianity
Francis B. Nyamnjoh & Joel A. Carpenter
Pages: 289-302
Published online: 02 Jul 2018
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Articles

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Pentecostalism and the spirit of entrepreneurship in Ghana: the case of Maame Sarah prayer camp in Ghana
Edmond Akwasi Agyeman & Emmanuel Carsamer
Pages: 303-318
Published online: 24 Jul 2018
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Modes of legitimation by female Pentecostal-Charismatic preachers in East Africa: a comparative study in Kenya and Tanzania
Nandera Ernest Mhando, Loreen Maseno, Kupakwashe Mtata & Mathew Senga
Pages: 319-333
Published online: 26 Jul 2018
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The social construction of the legitimacy of Christian healing in Abidjan
Ludovic Lado, Coulibaly Navigue Félicien & Jacquineau Azetsop
Pages: 334-350
Published online: 05 Jul 2018
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Emplacing god: the social worlds of miracle cities – perspectives from Nigeria and Uganda
Asonzeh Ukah
Pages: 351-368
Published online: 02 Jul 2018
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The emergence of prophetic ministries in Botswana: self-positioning and appropriation of new media
Gabriel Faimau
Pages: 369-385
Published online: 20 Jun 2018
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The faith-based segregation of interments: insights from a Senegalese commune
Ato Kwamena Onoma
Pages: 386-400
Published online: 02 Jul 2018
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Commentary

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Living in constant anticipation of death: loss, grief and death as political instruments in Dagmawi Woubshet's ‘The Calendar of Loss’
Gcobani Qambela
Pages: 401-408
Published online: 17 Jul 2018
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Should rich nations help the poor?
Georgios Tsopanakis
Pages: 409-411
Published online: 18 Jun 2018
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Namibia’s rainbow project: gay rights in an African nation
Manosa Nthunya
Pages: 411-414
Published online: 17 Jul 2018
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Readings in the international relations of Africa
John Onokwai
Pages: 414-416
Published online: 24 Aug 2018
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The fabric of peace in Africa: looking beyond the state
Nicodemus Minde
Pages: 416-418
Published online: 29 Aug 2018
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Jack Simons: teacher, scholar, comrade
Theresa Edlmann
Pages: 418-420
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
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Vothuno
Esther Senayon
Pages: 420-423
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
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