UID:
edocfu_9961004405802883
Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 234 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78204-473-6
Series Statement:
Western Africa series
Content:
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 two faiths. Within the Muslim population differences in beliefs, rituals and sectarian allegiance have had profound consequences for public order. 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 different Islamic sects have often resorted to violence against each other in pursuit of "the right path". The doctrinal justification of violence was firstperfected 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 betweenthe latter, without addressing the schisms within the Muslim community itself. Nigeria: Premium Times Books Abdul Raufu Mustapha is Associate Professor of African Politics, University of Oxford. His publications include (co-edited with Lindsey Whitfield) Turning Points in African Democracy(James Currey, 2009).
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2023).
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Frontcover; Contents; List of Maps, Figures & Tables; Notes on Contributors; Foreword by Muhammad Sani Umar; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1 Introduction: Interpreting Islam Sufis, Salafists, Shi'ites & Islamists in northern Nigeria; 2 From dissent to dissidence: The genesis & development of reformist Islamic groups in northern Nigeria; 3 Contemporary Islamic sects & groups in northern Nigeria; 4 Experiencing inequality at close range: Almajiri students & Qur'anic schools in Kano; 5 'Marginal Muslims': Ethnic identity & the Umma in Kano; 6 Understanding Boko Haram
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7 Conclusion: Religious sectarianism, poor governance & conflictIndex
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84701-107-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-41204-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781782044734
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