Religion and the making of Nigeria /
Olufemi Vaughan.
- 1 online resource (333 pages)
- Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people .
- Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780822373872 (e-book)
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