Christians, Muslims and Traditional Worshippers in Nigeria: Estimating the Relative Proportions from Eleven Nationally Representative Social Surveys
The absence of census data on religious identification in Nigeria since 1963 leaves much uncertainty about the most basic religious composition of the country. It is generally accepted that identification with traditional worship declined over the middle of the twentieth century as identification wi...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2021
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Review of religious research
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 303-315 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nigeria
/ Christianity
/ Islam
/ Nature religion
/ Adherents
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CH Christianity and Society KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Summary: | The absence of census data on religious identification in Nigeria since 1963 leaves much uncertainty about the most basic religious composition of the country. It is generally accepted that identification with traditional worship declined over the middle of the twentieth century as identification with Islam and Christianity increased, leaving these the two dominant religious groups in the country. The current relative proportions of Christians and Muslims has often been the subject of conjecture, guesswork and assertion, as have trajectories of growth or decline. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-021-00450-5 |