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2018
Volume 114, Issue 6
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

Two authors draw from an African worldview and present the Elder stance as a disposition that nurtures communal wellbeing, cultural heritage work, and spirituality as foundational practices for cultivating joy.

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