Christianity, Islam and liberal democracy : lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa /

Based largely on research conducted in Nigeria, and to a lesser extent on other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, this book points to qualitative data (i.e. narrative accounts of events and in-depth interviews) and quantitative data (i.e. mass survey research) to suggest that Christian and Islamic religi...

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Introduction: Christianity, Islam, and liberal democracy --
Time, place, and the application of religion to politics --
The role of religious leaders --
The impact of religious communities --
A closer look at Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda --
The curious case of Nigeria --
Important lessons and new questions.
1. Verfasser:
Dowd, Robert Alfred
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
Based largely on research conducted in Nigeria, and to a lesser extent on other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, this book points to qualitative data (i.e. narrative accounts of events and in-depth interviews) and quantitative data (i.e. mass survey research) to suggest that Christian and Islamic religious communities tend to become more conducive to actions and attitudes compatible with liberal democracy in religiously diverse and integrated settings than in religiously homogeneous settings or religiously diverse settings that are highly segregated along religious lines.
Umfang:
1 online resource (241 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-027297-X
0-19-022523-8
0-19-022522-X
Schlagworte:
Democracy > Religious aspects.
Democracy > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democracy > Nigeria.
Christianity and politics > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Christianity and politics > Nigeria.
Islam and politics > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Islam and politics > Nigeria.
Cultural pluralism > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Religious aspects.
Cultural pluralism > Nigeria > Religious aspects.
Political culture > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political culture > Nigeria.
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