Religion and Politics in East Africa

The Period Since Independence

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Religious activities have been of continuing importance in the rise of protest against post-colonial governments in Eastern Africa.This volume describes attempts by governments to manage religious affairs in both Muslim and Christian areas of East Africa. It also shows how religious denominations act in opposition to one-party state regimes; Islamic fundamentalism and its role before and after the end of the Cold War; and the part played by Christian churches operating as NGOs within the constraints of structural adjustment.North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers; Kenya: EAEP

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1995-01-01
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt378 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieEastern African Studies
Antal sidor288
FörlagJames Currey
MedarbetareTwaddle Michael
ISBN9780852553848

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Part 1 The challenge of Islam: attempts to create Muslim national organizations, F. Constantin; the issue of Sharia in Sudan, R.S. O'Fahey; Idi Amin, "the Nubi" and Islam in Ugandan politics, Omari H. Kokole. Part 2 Christianity, sectarianism and politics in Uganda: holy spirit movement, Heike Behrend; the church of Uganda amidst conflict, K. Ward; the Catholic church and the root cause of political instability, J.M. Waliggo; Catholics and political identity in Toro, R. Kassirer. Part 3 Christians and Muslims in Kenyan politics: politics of church-state conflict in Kenya 1978-1990, D. Throup; Kenya's Protestant churches and the Nyayo state, G.P. Benson; Muslim predicament in Kenya, D. Cruise O'Brien. Part 4 Cross-cultural complications: Christian-Muslim inputs into public policy formation in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, A.B.K. Kasozi; churches and human rights in Kenya and Uganda, M. Louise Pirouet; church and state in East Africa - unresolved questions, M. Doornbos; dilemmas and challenges in the study of religion and politics, H. Hansen.

... a welcome addition to the growing literature on religion and state in Africa and should be required reading for specialists and students of contemporary African society and politics. What gives this volume its particular value for specialist and general readers alike is the overall emphasis given to the significance of the social and economic environment for the political salience of religion in the rapidly changing environment of the past twenty-five years... There is also a freshness to the discussions that reflects both the fruits of recent field work and the 'mix' of long established and newer scholars for which the editors are to be congratulated. -