Religion and the making of Nigeria

'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 Africani...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Vaughan, Olufemi, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press 2016.
Colección:Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426074206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Islam and Christianity in the making of modern Nigeria
  • Islam and colonial rule in northern Nigeria
  • Christianity and the transformation of colonial southern and northern Nigeria
  • The politics of religion in northern Nigeria during decolonization
  • Religion and the postcolonial state
  • Religious revival and the state : the rise of pentecostalism
  • Expanded Sharia : the northern Ummah and the fourth republic
  • Expanded Sharia : resistance, violence, and reconciliation
  • Sharia politics, Obasanjo's PDP federal government, and the 1999 constitution.