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Religion and the making of Nigeria /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vaughan, Olufemi (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Series:Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
Subjects:
Religion and state > Nigeria.
Church and state > Nigeria > History.
Islam and state > Nigeria > History.
Political culture > Nigeria > Religious aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.