Rage and carnage in the name of God : religious violence in Nigeria /

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"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....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alao, Abiodun (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2022.
Colección:Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
Temas:
Since 1960
Religion and politics > Nigeria.
Violence > Nigeria > Religious aspects.
Intergroup relations > Nigeria.
Religion and culture > Nigeria.
Religion et politique > Nigeria.
Violence > Nigeria > Aspect religieux.
Relations intergroupes > Nigeria.
Religion et culture > Nigeria.
HISTORY / Africa / West.
RELIGION / Christianity / General.
Intergroup relations.
Religion and culture.
Religion and politics.
Violence > Religious aspects.
Nigeria > History > 1960-
Nigeria > Histoire > 1960-
Nigeria.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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