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Religion and the Inculturation of Human Rights in Ghana. By Abamfo Ofori Atiemo . London: Bloomsbury, 2013. Pp. 284. $39.95 (paper). ISBN: 9781441199478.
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Religion and the Inculturation of Human Rights in Ghana. By Abamfo Ofori Atiemo . London: Bloomsbury, 2013. Pp. 284. $39.95 (paper). ISBN: 9781441199478.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2016
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