The Muslim response to the Pentecostal surge in Nigeria: Prayer and the rise of charismatic Islam

The paper postulates the emergence of a charismatic form of Islam in Western Nigeria, indexed by new modalities of prayer, modes of worship and proselytizing, organizational features, and repertoires of devotion that closely approximate forms and expressions normally exclusively associated with Pent...

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Published in:Journal of religious and political practice
Main Author: Obadare, Ebenezer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis [2016]
In: Journal of religious and political practice
Further subjects:B Pentecostalism
B Islam
B nasfat
B Nigeria
B Prayer
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Summary:The paper postulates the emergence of a charismatic form of Islam in Western Nigeria, indexed by new modalities of prayer, modes of worship and proselytizing, organizational features, and repertoires of devotion that closely approximate forms and expressions normally exclusively associated with Pentecostal Christianity. It is argued that this new formation of Islam, while apparently triggered by Pentecostalism's recent success in a competitive religious field, is not simply mimetic; but also reflects internal discourses and tensions within Islam, which unfold against the backdrop of political competition with Christianity in Nigeria.
ISSN:2056-6107
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious and political practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2016.1085240