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Sects & Social Disorder - Muslim Identities & Conflict in Northern Nigeria (Paperback)
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Sects & Social Disorder - Muslim Identities & Conflict in Northern Nigeria (Paperback)
Series: Western Africa Series
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Loot Price R345
Discovery Miles 3 450
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PAPERBACK FOR SALE IN AFRICA ONLY Analyses Muslim-Muslim divisions
within northern Nigeria, which are as important for understanding
the violence in the region as those between Muslim and Christian
(for which, see the companion volume, Creed and Grievance), with
consequences for long-term peacemaking. Nigerian society has long
been perceived as divided along religious lines, between Muslims
and Christians, but alongside this there is an equally important
polarization within the Muslim population in beliefs, rituals and
sectarian allegiance. This book highlights the crucial issue of
intra-Muslim pluralism and conflict in Nigeria. Conflicting
interpretations of texts and contexts have led to fragmentation
within northern Nigerian Islam, and differentIslamic sects have
often resorted to violence against each other in pursuit of 'the
right path'. The doctrinal justification of violence was first
perfected against other Muslim groups, before being extended to
non-Muslims: conflict between Muslim groups therefore preceded the
violence between Muslims and Christians. It will be impossible to
manage the relationship between the latter, without addressing the
schisms within the Muslim community itself. Nigeria: Premium Times
Books Abdul Raufu Mustapha is Associate Professor in African
Politics, University of Oxford. His publications include (co-edited
with Lindsey Whitfield) Turning Points in African Democracy (James
Currey, 2009).
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