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Pentecostal republic : religion and the struggle for state power in Nigeria /

Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north playing a central role in the country's electoral politics, as well as manifesting itself...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Obadare, Ebenezer (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2018.
Series:African arguments.
Subjects:
Pentecostalism > Nigeria.
Religion and politics > Nigeria > History > 20th century.
Religion and politics > Nigeria > History > 21st century.
Islam and state > Nigeria.
Church and state > Nigeria.
Islam > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Islam.
Muslims > Political aspects > Nigeria.
Christians > Political aspects > Nigeria.
Religion & politics
Nigeria > Religion > History.
Nigeria > History > 1993-
Nigeria > Politics and government > 20th century.
Nigeria > Politics and government > 21st century.
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Summary:Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north playing a central role in the country's electoral politics, as well as manifesting itself in the religious warfare waged by Boko Haram. Through the lens of Christian-Muslim struggles for supremacy, Ebenezer Obadare charts the turbulent course of democracy in the Nigerian Fourth Republic, exploring the key role religion has played in ordering society. He argues the rise of Pentecostalism is a force focused on appropriating state power, transforming the dynamics of the country and acting to demobilize civil society, further providing a trigger for Muslim revivalism. Covering events of recent decades to the election of Buhari, Pentecostal Republic shows that religio-political contestations have become integral to Nigeria's democratic process, and are fundamental to understanding its future.
Item Description:"In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation"--Title page.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 214 pages).
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and index.
ISBN:9781350221734
DOI:10.5040/9781350221734
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.