What Does “Modernity” and “Postmodernity” Mean to Northern Nigerians?

The concepts of “postmodernity” and “postcoloniality” are often used interchangeably in the study of nonwestern cultures. These terms are both temporal markers and signifiers of a set of affects and values. This contribution to the roundtable argues that the slippage in the multivalent meanings of t...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Subtitles:Roundtable on normativity in islamic studies
Main Author: Eltantawi, Sarah 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2016]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nigeria (Nord) / Colonialism / Interreligiosity / The Postmodern / Islam / Wholeness / Rule / Certitude
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
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