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The Trado-Religious Worldview of Baranzan People: An Ethnogarhy of the Bajju in the Middle Belt of Nigeria

By: Amos Yabo Luka and  George Martin  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2284-7308 | Journal ISSN: 1224-984X
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 79
Published on: Jun 10, 2025
Published by: Emanuel University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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