| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 298 pages) : map |
| Series |
Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people |
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Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Of Nigeria, religion, and violence -- Religion and Nigerian society -- Islam and violence in Nigeria -- Christianity and violence in Nigeria -- Traditional religions and violence in Nigeria -- Boko Haram and the "new" phase of violence -- National politics, intergroup relations, and religious violence in Nigeria -- The economics of religious violence in Nigeria -- Nigeria's religious violence in the context of global politics -- Conclusion: The impossibility of the best and the unlikelihood of the worst |
| Summary |
"In Rage and Carnage in the Name of God Abiodun Alao interrogates how Nigeria's three main religions (Christianity, Islam and traditional religions) have been associated with violence in post-independence Nigeria, and how the violence has affected the inter-group relations in the country. While most recent books on the subject focus on Boko Haram, Rage and Carnage in the Name of God avoids concentrating on a phenomenon-specific subject or quasi-ethnographic cases in order to look at broader themes on religion's connection with violence in post-independence Nigeria. Alao traces the evolution of the religions and their connections with the Nigerian society. There are also discussions on how the various conflicts generated by religion have intertwined with national politics, the economic ramifications of the violence, and the ways through which global politics has keyed into the various manifestations"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 16, 2022) |
| Subject |
Religion and politics -- Nigeria
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Violence -- Nigeria -- Religious aspects
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Intergroup relations -- Nigeria
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Religion and culture -- Nigeria
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HISTORY / Africa / West.
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RELIGION / Christianity / General.
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Intergroup relations
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Religion and culture
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Religion and politics
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Violence -- Religious aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Nigeria -- History -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091868
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| Subject |
Nigeria
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021049659 |
| ISBN |
1478022779 |
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9781478022770 |
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