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Experiences of widowhood and beliefs about the mourning process of the Batswana people
Submitted: 05 November 2003 | Published: 05 November 2003
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M E Manyedi, University of the North West, South AfricaM P Koen, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, South Africa
M Greeff, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, South Africa
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Die verlies aan ’n lewensmaat word oor die algemeen deur outeurs as ’n groter verlies as dié van ’n ouer of ’n
kind beskou. Dit word toegeskryf aan die noue verband wat tussen man en vrou bestaan.
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