Displacing the state: religion and conflict in neoliberal Africa

Religious dimensions of conflict and peace in a neoliberal Africa: an introduction / James Howard Smith -- Forgiveness with consequences: scriptures, Qené, and traditions of restorative justice in nineteenth-century Ethiopia / Charles Schaefer -- Making peace with the devil: the political life of de...

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Contributors: Smith, James Howard (Other) ; Hackett, Rosalind I. J. ca. fl. 1987 - (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Notre Dame, Ind. University of Notre Dame Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:Kroc Institute series on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Neo-liberalism / Religion
Further subjects:B Africa Religious life and customs
B Collection of essays
B Political conflict
B Africa
B Religion
B Christianity
B Internal policy
B Teaching
B Religion and state (Africa)
B Peace-building (Africa) Religious aspects
B Peacebuilding
B Conflict
B Cause
B Politics
B Social Conflict (Africa) Religious aspects
B Conference program
B Religious movement
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Summary:Religious dimensions of conflict and peace in a neoliberal Africa: an introduction / James Howard Smith -- Forgiveness with consequences: scriptures, Qené, and traditions of restorative justice in nineteenth-century Ethiopia / Charles Schaefer -- Making peace with the devil: the political life of devil worship rumors in Kenya / James Howard Smith -- The Mungiki movement: a source of religio-political conflict in Kenya / Grace Nyatugah Wamue-Ngare -- Magic as identity maker: conflict and militia formation in eastern Congo / Koen Vlassenroot -- Religion, politics, and gender in Zimbabwe: the Masowe apostles and Chimurenga religion / Isabel Mukonyora -- "Devil bustin' satellites": how media liberalization in Africa generates religious intolerance and conflict / Rosalind I. J. Hackett -- Mediating armageddon: popular Christian video films as a source of conflict in Nigeria / Asonzeh F.-K. Ukah -- "The domestic relations bill" and inter-religious conflict in Uganda: a Muslim reading of personal law and religious pluralism in a postcolonial society / Abasi Kiyimba
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0268030952