Violence in Nigeria : the crisis of religious politics and secular ideologies
Violence in Nigeria is the most comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. After an analysis of the links between religion and politics, the book elaborates on all the major cases of violence in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Maitatsine, Kano, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Katsina riots. Zones of religious tensions are identified, as well as general characteristics of violence in Nigeria; and issues in inter- and intra-religious relations, religious organizations and the states, and the main actors in the conflicts are explored in great detail. Violence in Nigeria is written to appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike
Print Book, English, 1998
University of Rochester Press, Rochester, NY, 1998
History
xxi, 386 pages : maps ; 24 cm
9781580460187, 9781580460521, 1580460186, 1580460526
38081659
The Context: Islam, Christianity, and Interreligious RelationsThe Context: The Nigerian State in Historical PerspectiveReligion and the State: A Theocracy in a Muslim World?Religious Leadership and Agencies of MobilizationA Reign of Terror: Violence in Northern Cities, 1980-1985A Decade of Clashes: Muslim-Christian Relations in the 1980s"The Age of Warfare": Violence and Conflicts in the 1990sIslam Against IslamThe War of Words: Hate Literature and Verbal ViolenceConflict Management: Strategies and Options