Religion History And Politics In Nigeria
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Religion History And Politics In Nigeria
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Author : Chima Jacob Korieh
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2005
Religion History And Politics In Nigeria written by Chima Jacob Korieh and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria is concerned with the problematic nature of religion and politics in Nigerian history. The book provides a lively and straightforward treatment of the relationship among religion, politics, and history in Nigeria, and how it affects public life today. By adopting various cultural, historical, political, and sociological perspectives, the text's contributors provide an excellent introduction to the volatile mix of religion and politics in Nigerian history, as well as a range of strategic choices open to religious adherents. The complexity of the relationship among religion, history, and politics is organized around four themes: indigenous values and the influence of Islam and Christianity, colonialism and religious transformation, the religious landscape of the post-colonial period, and the rise of evangelism and fundamentalism. The volume provides an insightful guide to contemporary history, contemporary religion, and contemporary politics, enabling the reader to reach informed and balanced judgments about the role in religion in Nigerian history and politics. This opens the door for serious examination and debate, and will be excellent for use by the general reader and in political science, history, and religion courses.
The Political History Of Religious Violence In Nigeria
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Author : S. P. I. Agi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Political History Of Religious Violence In Nigeria written by S. P. I. Agi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Christianity and other religions categories.
Religion And Politics In Nigeria
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Author : Niels Kastfelt
language : en
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Release Date : 1994
Religion And Politics In Nigeria written by Niels Kastfelt and has been published by Tauris Academic Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Political Science categories.
Nigerian Christians and European missionaries played a crucial role in the period of rapid political change leading up to Nigeria's independence. This was a time of intense political rivalry between religious and ethnic groups and minority communities. Most important of these were the Nigerian Christians, aided by European missionaries, who resisted what they saw as domination by the Muslim elite traditionally favoured by the British administration in Northern Nigeria. Thus there emerged a Christian, Westernized and bureaucratic elite - a new political class - opposed to the traditional Muslim rulers. This book, concentrating on Protestant churches in Adamawa Province between 1940 and 1960, is a study of the role of the missions and the churches, both European and African, in the history of Nigerian independence. In this period, Nigerian Christians began to take control of the churches from the missionaries, and simultaneously acquired greater political influence in the run-up to independence. Religious and political changes affected each other profoundly, the churches becoming regional political networks, and the Christian elite providing the leadership of the ethnic movements and political parties emerging in the 1950s. This book contains a detailed local study of Christianity and party politics in the Nigerian Middle Belt. Special attention is paid to the new Christian culture of politics, embedded equally in the ideas of Protestant Christianity and in reinterpretations of local cultural traditions.
Religious Dichotomy In Nigerian Politics
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Author : Jude C. U. Aguwa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Religious Dichotomy In Nigerian Politics written by Jude C. U. Aguwa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Christianity and other religions categories.
Hegemony And Culture
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Author : David D. Laitin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1986-06-15
Hegemony And Culture written by David D. Laitin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-06-15 with History categories.
In this ambitious work, David D. Laitin explores the politics of religious change among the Yoruba of Nigeria, then uses his findings to expand leading theories of ethnic and religious politics.
Religion And The Unity Of The Nigerian Nation
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Author : Cyril O. Imo
language : en
Publisher: Coronet Books
Release Date : 1995
Religion And The Unity Of The Nigerian Nation written by Cyril O. Imo and has been published by Coronet Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Violence In Nigeria
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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Release Date : 1998
Violence In Nigeria written by Toyin Falola and has been published by University Rochester Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
A comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. Violence in Nigeria is the most comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. After an analysis of the links between religionand politics, the book elaborates on all the major cases of violence in the 1980s and 90s, including the Maitatsine, Kano, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Katsina riots. Zones of religious tensions are identified, as well as general characteristics of violence in Nigeria; and issues in inter and intra-religious relations, relious organizations, and the states, and the main actors in the conflicts are explored in great detail. A product of extensive primary research, Violence in Nigeria makes a contribution to contemporary social and political history that no previous study has attempted, and it is written to appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books dealing with the history of Nigeria, its people, their religion and politics.
Pentecostal Republic
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Author : Ebenezer Obadare
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Pentecostal Republic written by Ebenezer Obadare and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Social Science categories.
Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north playing a central role in the country’s electoral politics, as well as manifesting itself in the religious warfare waged by Boko Haram. Through the lens of Christian–Muslim struggles for supremacy, Ebenezer Obadare charts the turbulent course of democracy in the Nigerian Fourth Republic, exploring the key role religion has played in ordering society. He argues the rise of Pentecostalism is a force focused on appropriating state power, transforming the dynamics of the country and acting to demobilize civil society, further providing a trigger for Muslim revivalism. Covering events of recent decades to the election of Buhari, Pentecostal Republic shows that religio-political contestations have become integral to Nigeria’s democratic process, and are fundamental to understanding its future.
Religion In Calabar
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Author : Rosalind I. J. Hackett
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-02-06
Religion In Calabar written by Rosalind I. J. Hackett and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-06 with Religion categories.
The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
Religious Militancy And Self Assertion
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Author : Matthew Hassan Kukah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Religious Militancy And Self Assertion written by Matthew Hassan Kukah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
This major work is about the political impact of Islam in modern Nigeria. It argues that Islam is both a religious and political force in modern Nigeria and that there is a tiny Islamic elite who aims to impose a theocracy on the country. The book traces the origin of the creation of an Islamic identity and how, since the 1950s, this identity has been further strengthened and manipulated to control federal power. So successful is the use of Islam for power that the Christians have been instigated to fight back, thus unleashing a never ending religious rivalry.For its insights on the emergence of identity, the relationship between Islam and political power, and the relevance of Islam in Nigeria, there is no other book that can compare with this one. The authors are famous and are widely regarded as among the best analysts on religion in Africa.