The impact of religion on the political process has come to the fore in recent years in a wide variety of societies. Yet the significant and varied ways in which the rapidly changing religious context has impacted on the politics of modern Africa is still a relatively neglected field. This book, whi...

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1. Verfasser:	Haynes, Jeffrey 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Nairobi East African Educational Publ. [u.a.] 1996
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schlagworte:	Godsdienst Politiek Religion et politique - Afrique Politik Religion Religion and politics > Africa Afrique - Religion Afrika Africa > Religion
Zusammenfassung:	The impact of religion on the political process has come to the fore in recent years in a wide variety of societies. Yet the significant and varied ways in which the rapidly changing religious context has impacted on the politics of modern Africa is still a relatively neglected field. This book, which is designed to fill this gap in the teaching of African Politics, assembles and analyses an enormous amount of hitherto scattered material on the interaction between politics and religious groups in the post-independence, but also colonial, eras Dr Haynes focuses on all three of the main organised religious traditions in Africa - Christian, Islamic and 'syncretistic' movements, including the rise of various fundamentalist groups. His thematic and comparative approach embraces all parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, and seeks to locate the role of religion in the African political process in its historical, social and international contexts. In doing so, he illuminates what has often been a profoundly important factor affecting the stability of governments, evolution of civil society and even the development trajectory of many African countries. The author's combination of theoretical context, rich empirical information and thoughtful analysis makes this book ideal as a text for students, as well as commanding a wider interest
Beschreibung:	264 S.
ISBN:	1856493911 185649392X