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Author | : Alexander Thurston |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2016-09-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1316776808 |
Download Salafism in Nigeria Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The spectre of Boko Haram and its activities in Nigeria dominates both media and academic analysis of Islam in the region. But, as Alexander Thurston argues here, beyond the sensational headlines this group generates, the dynamics of Muslim life in northern Nigeria remain poorly understood. Drawing on interviews with leading Salafis in Nigeria as well as on a rereading of the history of the global Salafi movement, this volume explores how a canon of classical and contemporary texts defines Salafism. Examining how these texts are interpreted and - crucially - who it is that has the authority to do so, Thurston offers a systematic analysis of curricula taught in Saudi Arabia and how they shape religious scholars' approach to religion and education once they return to Africa. Essential for scholars of religion and politics, this unique text explores how the canon of Salafism has been used and refined, from Nigeria's return to democracy to the jihadist movement Boko Haram.
Author | : Olufemi Vaughan |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2016-11-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0822373874 |
Download Religion and the Making of Nigeria Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Religion and the Making of Nigeria, Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Using a wealth of archival sources and extensive Africanist scholarship, Vaughan traces Nigeria’s social, religious, and political history from the early nineteenth century to the present. During the nineteenth century, the historic Sokoto Jihad in today’s northern Nigeria and the Christian missionary movement in what is now southwestern Nigeria provided the frameworks for ethno-religious divisions in colonial society. Following Nigeria’s independence from Britain in 1960, Christian-Muslim tensions became manifest in regional and religious conflicts over the expansion of sharia, in fierce competition among political elites for state power, and in the rise of Boko Haram. These tensions are not simply conflicts over religious beliefs, ethnicity, and regionalism; they represent structural imbalances founded on the religious divisions forged under colonial rule.
Author | : Robert Mason |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2016-04-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 113752605X |
Download Muslim Minority-State Relations Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume explores the dominant types of relationships between Muslim minorities and states in different parts of the world, the challenges each side faces, and the cases and reasons for exemplary integration, religious tolerance, and freedom of expression. By bringing together diverse case studies from Europe, Africa, and Asia, this book offers insight into the nature of state engagement with Muslim communities and Muslim community responses towards the state, in turn. This collection offers readers the opportunity to learn more about what drives government policy on Muslim minority communities, Muslim community policies and responses in turn, and where common ground lies in building religious tolerance, greater community cohesion and enhancing Muslim community-state relations.
Author | : Peter Bernard Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Islam |
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Author | : Matthew Hassan Kukah |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Religious Militancy and Self-assertion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This major work is about the political impact of Islam in modern Nigeria. It argues that Islam is both a religious and political force in modern Nigeria and that there is a tiny Islamic elite who aims to impose a theocracy on the country. The book traces the origin of the creation of an Islamic identity and how, since the 1950s, this identity has been further strengthened and manipulated to control federal power. So successful is the use of Islam for power that the Christians have been instigated to fight back, thus unleashing a never ending religious rivalry.For its insights on the emergence of identity, the relationship between Islam and political power, and the relevance of Islam in Nigeria, there is no other book that can compare with this one. The authors are famous and are widely regarded as among the best analysts on religion in Africa.
Author | : Sarah Eltantawi |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2017-03-28 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0520293789 |
Download Shari'ah on Trial Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In November of 1999, Nigerians took to the streets demanding the re-implementation of shari'ah law in their country. Two years later, many Nigerians supported the death sentence by stoning of a peasant woman for alleged sexual misconduct. Public outcry in the West was met with assurances to the Western public: stoning is not a part of Islam; stoning happens "only in Africa"; reports of stoning are exaggerated by Western sensationalism. However, none of these statements are true. Shari'ah on Trial goes beyond journalistic headlines and liberal pieties to give a powerful account of how Northern Nigerians reached a point of such desperation that they demanded the return of the strictest possible shari'ah law. Sarah Eltantawi analyzes changing conceptions of Islamic theology and practice as well as Muslim and British interactions dating back to the colonial period to explain the resurgence of shari'ah, with implications for Muslim-majority countries around the world.
Author | : Roman Loimeier |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2011-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0810128101 |
Download Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The 1970s and 1980s were times of political and religious turmoil in Nigeria, characterized by governmental upheaval, and aggressive confrontations between the Sufi brotherhoods and the Izala movement. In Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria, Roman Loimeier explores the intermeshing of religion in the struggle for political influence and preservation of the interests of Nigerian Muslims. Loimeier's careful scholarship combines astute readings of the work of previous scholars--both published and unpublished--with archival material and the findings of his own fieldwork in Nigeria. His work fills a substantial gap in contemporary Nigerian studies. This book provides invaluable and essential reading for serious students of Nigerian politics and of Islamic movements in Africa.
Author | : E. O. Babalola |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : |
Download Muslim-Christian Encounter in Modern Nigeria Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Brandon Kendhammer |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2016-06-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 022636903X |
Download Muslims Talking Politics Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sharia implementation and democratic discourse in Northern Nigeria -- What we talk about when we talk about Islam and democracy -- Envisioning sharia, imagining the past -- Democracy, federalism, and the sharia question -- Sharia in a time of transition -- Framing sharia and democracy -- Muslims talking politics -- All sharia is local: islamic law and democracy in practice.
Author | : Abdul Raufu Mustapha |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1847011071 |
Download Sects & Social Disorder Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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). Forthcoming: Creed & Grievance: Muslims, Christians & Society in Northern Nigeria edited by Abdul Raufu Mustapha and David Ehrhardt.