Transnational monasteries: the economic performance of cloistered women

Monastery research not only throws light on little-known aspects of Christianity in Africa, but also can make an important contribution to the understanding of the processes of social change and debates on globalization in African societies. The contemplative orders develop alternative economic form...

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Main Author: Langewiesche, Katrin (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2015
In: Social compass
Year: 2015, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-146
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Burkina Faso / Religious life / Internationality
IxTheo Classification:KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Online Access: Volltext (doi)