Vaughan, Olufemi,

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)


Religion and state--Nigeria.
Church and state--History.--Nigeria
Islam and state--History.--Nigeria
Political culture--Religious aspects.--Nigeria


Electronic books.

BL65.S8 / V38 2016

322/.109669