Conceptualising the biblical view of curse (Gen. 9:25-27) as a metaphor for natural resource curse in Zimbabwe : an indigenous knowledge systems perspective

The African continent in general, and Zimbabwe in particular, continue to endure the acrimony of “natural resource curse” in spite of an abundance of natural resources. Africa consumes what it does not produce, and produces what it does not consume. The following three contestations constitute the m...

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Main Author: Rugwiji, Temba (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2018]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 363-388
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Curse / Indigenous peoples / Africa
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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