Author: Insa Nolte
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780704427778
Category : Islam and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Religion, Politics and Governance in Nigeria
Author: Insa Nolte
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780704427778
Category : Islam and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780704427778
Category : Islam and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Religion and the Making of Nigeria
Author: Olufemi Vaughan
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822373874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In Religion and the Making of Nigeria, Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Using a wealth of archival sources and extensive Africanist scholarship, Vaughan traces Nigeria’s social, religious, and political history from the early nineteenth century to the present. During the nineteenth century, the historic Sokoto Jihad in today’s northern Nigeria and the Christian missionary movement in what is now southwestern Nigeria provided the frameworks for ethno-religious divisions in colonial society. Following Nigeria’s independence from Britain in 1960, Christian-Muslim tensions became manifest in regional and religious conflicts over the expansion of sharia, in fierce competition among political elites for state power, and in the rise of Boko Haram. These tensions are not simply conflicts over religious beliefs, ethnicity, and regionalism; they represent structural imbalances founded on the religious divisions forged under colonial rule.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822373874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In Religion and the Making of Nigeria, Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Using a wealth of archival sources and extensive Africanist scholarship, Vaughan traces Nigeria’s social, religious, and political history from the early nineteenth century to the present. During the nineteenth century, the historic Sokoto Jihad in today’s northern Nigeria and the Christian missionary movement in what is now southwestern Nigeria provided the frameworks for ethno-religious divisions in colonial society. Following Nigeria’s independence from Britain in 1960, Christian-Muslim tensions became manifest in regional and religious conflicts over the expansion of sharia, in fierce competition among political elites for state power, and in the rise of Boko Haram. These tensions are not simply conflicts over religious beliefs, ethnicity, and regionalism; they represent structural imbalances founded on the religious divisions forged under colonial rule.
Religion and Governance in Nigeria
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789789234134
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789789234134
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Religion, Politics and Power in Northern Nigeria
Author: Matthew Hassan Kukah
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Religion and Democratic Governance in Nigeria
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Manipulation of Religion in Nigeria, 1977-1987
Author: Yusufu Bala Usman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Freedom of Religion and Its Regulation in Nigeria
Author: Ahmed Salisu Garba
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004353127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
In Freedom of Religion and its Regulation in Nigeria, Ahmed Salisu Garba offers an account of how the state in collaboration with dominant religious groups uses its regulatory power to unleash terror and persecute members of minority religious groups, which action resulted in crises leading to the death of many innocent lives.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004353127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
In Freedom of Religion and its Regulation in Nigeria, Ahmed Salisu Garba offers an account of how the state in collaboration with dominant religious groups uses its regulatory power to unleash terror and persecute members of minority religious groups, which action resulted in crises leading to the death of many innocent lives.
Religion, Violence, and Local Power-Sharing in Nigeria
Author: Laura Thaut Vinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316844722
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Why does religion become a fault line of communal violence in some pluralistic countries and not others? Under what conditions will religious identity - as opposed to other salient ethnic cleavages - become the spark that ignites communal violence? Contemporary world politics since 9/11 is increasingly marked by intra-state communal clashes in which religious identity is the main fault line. Yet, violence erupts only in some religiously pluralistic countries, and only in some parts of those countries. This study argues that prominent theories in the study of civil conflict cannot adequately account for the variation in subnational identity-based violence. Examining this variation in the context of Nigeria's pluralistic north-central region, this book finds support for a new theory of power-sharing. It finds that communities are less likely to fall prey to a divisive narrative of religious difference where local leaders informally agreed to abide by an inclusive, local government power-sharing arrangement.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316844722
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Why does religion become a fault line of communal violence in some pluralistic countries and not others? Under what conditions will religious identity - as opposed to other salient ethnic cleavages - become the spark that ignites communal violence? Contemporary world politics since 9/11 is increasingly marked by intra-state communal clashes in which religious identity is the main fault line. Yet, violence erupts only in some religiously pluralistic countries, and only in some parts of those countries. This study argues that prominent theories in the study of civil conflict cannot adequately account for the variation in subnational identity-based violence. Examining this variation in the context of Nigeria's pluralistic north-central region, this book finds support for a new theory of power-sharing. It finds that communities are less likely to fall prey to a divisive narrative of religious difference where local leaders informally agreed to abide by an inclusive, local government power-sharing arrangement.
A Dangerous Awakening
Author: Iheanyi M. Enwerem
Publisher: Ifra
ISBN: 9782015342
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Students of religion and interested observers of politics in Africa will cherish this book for providing a thorough analysis of the origin and politics of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). A Dangerous Awakening chronicles the religious clashes in Nigeria, and shows how religion has been used in the struggle for political power. Dr. Enwerem bases his study on interviews and unpublished memos, papers and letters not otherwise accessible to the public. This book is an invaluable contribution to the study of contemporary politics and religion in Nigeria Of the few Nigerians qualified to write on this important topic, Dr. Enwerem is the best... Reflective, thorough and mature, he has written a brilliant account of the most dynamic organization of Nigerian Christianity during the 20th century. The book teaches, challenges and provokes - qualities that define an outstanding work that will stand the test of time.
Publisher: Ifra
ISBN: 9782015342
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Students of religion and interested observers of politics in Africa will cherish this book for providing a thorough analysis of the origin and politics of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). A Dangerous Awakening chronicles the religious clashes in Nigeria, and shows how religion has been used in the struggle for political power. Dr. Enwerem bases his study on interviews and unpublished memos, papers and letters not otherwise accessible to the public. This book is an invaluable contribution to the study of contemporary politics and religion in Nigeria Of the few Nigerians qualified to write on this important topic, Dr. Enwerem is the best... Reflective, thorough and mature, he has written a brilliant account of the most dynamic organization of Nigerian Christianity during the 20th century. The book teaches, challenges and provokes - qualities that define an outstanding work that will stand the test of time.
Religion and Politics in Nigeria
Author: Niels Kastfelt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A study of relations between Christians and Muslims in Africa, especially Nigeria and Tanzania and the effect of religions on many aspects of life and government.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A study of relations between Christians and Muslims in Africa, especially Nigeria and Tanzania and the effect of religions on many aspects of life and government.