Armed Forces, Conflict, And Change In Africa (Hardcover)

Nigeria has not evolved political formulas that explicitly allow religion or religious authorities to define legitimacy. There have, however, been struggles carried out in religious terms over constitutional mechanisms for adjudicating conflict. Religion also has been an element in the conflict between ethnic-language groups. Finally, religion provides a language, a set of values, and institutions through which groups struggle and over which groups contend, both within and between religious communities. It has been necessary for northern leaders to stress Islam in order to maintain northern unity. However, Islam itself has worked to intensify fissures opened up by social and economic change in Nigeria. Islam in Nigeria continues to be contentious in both domestic and foreign policy.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	1989
Authors:	Henry S. Bienen
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-00335-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	0-367-00335-X
Barcode:	9780367003357

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