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The study of African religion has recently become a special field of inquiry with a sizable body of literature containing a wide variety of perspectives. It is necessary, therefore, to discuss at the outset the important questions of perspective as a proper framework for understanding African religion.
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Nigosian, S.A. (1994). African Religion. In: World Faiths. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13502-8_3
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