Nigeria’s Mainstream Salafis between Boko Haram and the State
This article examines northern Nigeria’s mainstream Salafis – figures who advocate exclusive, literalist, exoterically-minded readings of scripture, but who oppose the violence of the fringe Salafi sect Boko Haram. The article argues that the emergence of Boko Haram has placed mainstream Salafis in...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Islamic Africa
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 109-134 |
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Salafism
B Islam B Violence B Boko Haram B Nigeria |
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