| Description |
1 online resource (373 pages) |
| Series |
African Studies, 112 |
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African studies series ; 112.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; IntroductIon; 1 "People Came to Mass Each Day to Pray, Then They Went Out to Kill": Christian Churches, Civil Society, and Genocide; Part I "River of Blood": Rwanda's National Churches and the 1994 Genocide; 2 "Render Unto Caesar and Musinga": Christianity and the Colonial State; 3 The Churches and the Politics of Ethnicity; 4 "Working Hand in Hand": Christian Churches and the Postcolonial State (1962-1990); 5 "Giants with Feet of Clay": Christian Churches and Democratization (1990-1992); 6 "It Is the End of the World": Christian Churches and Genocide (1993-1994)Part II "God as Hidden His Ace": Local Churches and the Exercise of Power in Rwanda; Introduction to Part II; 7 Kirinda: Local Churches and the Construction of Hegemony; 8 Biguhu: Local Churches, Empowerment of the Poor, and Challenges to Hegemony; 9 "Commanded by the Devil": Christian Involvement in the Genocide in Kirinda and Biguhu; Conclusion; 10 Church |
| Summary |
This book studies the role of Christian churches in the 1994 Rwandan genocide |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Genocide -- Rwanda -- History -- 20th century
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Genocide -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Ethnic relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Genocide -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Ethnic relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Genocide.
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Rwanda.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511640056 |
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0511640056 |
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