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Zusatztext Robert Dowd's fascinating work highlights religious diversity and integration in a broadly tolerant, democratic African culture. This book is based on thorough field research, and specialists will find insights on every page. But the book should not be consigned solely to academia. It has immediate relevance to policy makers crafting responses to ethnic and religious conflict in Africa in general, and, in particular, to the bloody, radical Islamist insurgency called Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Informationen zum Autor Robert A. Dowd is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. Klappentext Drawing from research conducted in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda, Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy offers a deeper understanding on how Christian and Islamic faith communities affect the political attitudes of those who belong to them. Zusammenfassung Drawing from research conducted in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda, Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy offers a deeper understanding on how Christian and Islamic faith communities affect the political attitudes of those who belong to them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy 2. Time, Place, and the Application of Religion to Politics 3. The Role of Religious Leaders 4. The Impact of Religious Communities 5. A Closer Look at Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda 6. The Curious Case of Nigeria 7. Important Lessons and New Questions Appendix A Appendix B Bibliography Index
