Dealing with Disaster: Critical Contextualization of Misfortune in an Animistic Setting: Dealing with Disaster

Tribal peoples make sense of their world by formulating supernatural explanations for misfortunes that befall them. At times, their explanations are at odds with biblical theology. The author held “sickness workshops” in order to engage the host culture in critical contextualization of misfortune. T...

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Main Author: Nehrbass, Kenneth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Missiology
Year: 2011, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 459-471
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