Alao Rage and Carnage in the Name of God

Religious Violence in Nigeria
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4780-2277-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten

Reihe: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People

Abiodun Alao examines the emergence of a culture of religious violence in post-independence Nigeria, locating it in the forced coming together of disparate ethnic groups under colonial rule.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alao, Abiodun

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Of Nigeria, Religion, and Violence 1
1. Religion and Nigerian Society 19
2. Islam and Violence in Nigeria 45
3. Christianity and Violence in Nigeria 77
4. Traditional Religions and Violence in Nigeria 101
5. Boko Haram and the New Phase of Violence 115
6. National Politics, Intergroup Relations, and Religious Violence in Nigeria 153
7. The Economics of Religious Violence in Nigeria 189
8. Nigeria's Religious Violence in the Context of Global Politics 207
Conclusion: The Impossibility of the Best and the Unlikelihood of the Worst 225
Notes 239
Bibliography 267
Index 285

Über Autor(innen)

Abiodun Alao is Professor of African Studies at King’s College London and the author of several books, including A New Narrative for Africa: Voice and Agency, Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe, and Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa: The Tragedy of Endowment.