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Holy Warriors, Infidels, and Peacemakers in Africa /

Out of the many challenges facing Africa today, there is the tendency of some to manipulate religious and ethnic identities for private interests. The book examines how religion has given rise to these conditions in Africa, by weaving together issues of poverty, wealth, and violent conflicts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tesfai, Yacob (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
African Culture.
African Politics.
Military and Defence Studies.
Religion and Society.
Sociology of Religion.
Sociology, general.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ethnology > Africa.
Politics and war.
Religion and sociology.
Sociology.
Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Out of the many challenges facing Africa today, there is the tendency of some to manipulate religious and ethnic identities for private interests. The book examines how religion has given rise to these conditions in Africa, by weaving together issues of poverty, wealth, and violent conflicts.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages)
ISBN:9780230110120
DOI:10.1057/9780230110120