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FEATURE: CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

North Meets South in Medical Missionary Work: Dr Neil Macvicar, African Belief, and Western Reaction

Pages 336-356 | Published online: 08 May 2009

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