Law, Religion, Health and Healing in Africa Paperback / softback
Edited by M Christian Green, Faith Kabata, Fortune Sibanda
Part of the Law and Religion in Africa series
Paperback / softback
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The Covid 19 pandemic was global in its spread and reach, as well as in its medical, social and economic effects. In many respects, the global effort to "flatten the curve" produced a flattening of experience around the world and a striking coincidence of similar experiences in countries the world over. The identity, simultaneity and uniformity of experience were also manifest in common concerns at the intersection of law and religion in many nations around the world, including Africa. The lockdowns and closure of religious worship centres - churches, mosques and religious organisations of all sorts - raised questions of freedom of religion and the related concern for freedom of assembly, along with concerns about the relation of religion to science and public health, religious channels of communication and religious provision of social services. After all, health, communications and social services are all areas in which African religious organisations play key roles. Potential tensions around these issues raised further considerations about the nature of religion-state relations, the status of religious authority and whether religious and state actors would work together or at odds in addressing the Covid 19 pandemic.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:474 pages
- Publisher:Sun Press
- Publication Date:31/12/2022
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- ISBN:9781991201904
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:474 pages
- Publisher:Sun Press
- Publication Date:31/12/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781991201904
