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1 online resource (332 pages): maps. |
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text file |
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Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
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| Contents |
Islam and Christianity in the making of modern Nigeria -- Islam and colonial rule in northern Nigeria -- Christianity and the transformation of colonial southern and northern Nigeria -- The politics of religion in northern Nigeria during decolonization -- Religion and the postcolonial state -- Religious revival and the state : the rise of pentecostalism -- Expanded Sharia : the northern Ummah and the fourth republic -- Expanded Sharia : resistance, violence, and reconciliation -- Sharia politics, Obasanjo's PDP federal government, and the 1999 constitution. |
| Summary |
In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. |
| Local Note |
Project Muse Project Muse Open Access |
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Open Access Unrestricted online access |
| Language |
In English. |
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Religion and state. |
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Islam and state. |
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Church and state. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy. |
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Regional and national history. |
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Humanities. |
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History. |
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African history. |
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Islam et État -- Nigeria -- Histoire. |
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Église et État -- Nigeria -- Histoire. |
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Religion et État -- Nigeria. |
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Political culture -- Nigeria -- Religious aspects.
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Political culture. |
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Nigeria. |
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Islam and state -- Nigeria -- History.
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History. |
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Church and state -- Nigeria -- History.
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Religion and state -- Nigeria.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books. .
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| Added Author |
Project Muse, distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781478091172 |
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9780822362272 |
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9780822362067 |
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9780822373872 |
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0822373874 |
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