Guest Editors’ Introduction

African Sacred Ecologies

Authors

  • Celia Nyamweru Department of Anthropology, St. Lawrence University
  • Michael Sheridan Department of Anthropology, Middlebury College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v2i3.285

Keywords:

Sacred sites, conservation

Abstract

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Author Biographies

  • Celia Nyamweru, Department of Anthropology, St. Lawrence University
    Professor of Anthropology
  • Michael Sheridan, Department of Anthropology, Middlebury College
    Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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Published

2008-01-16

How to Cite

Nyamweru, C., & Sheridan, M. (2008). Guest Editors’ Introduction: African Sacred Ecologies. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 2(3), 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v2i3.285