Pentecostal republic: religion and the struggle for state power in Nigeria
The first comprehensive study of the complex and often incendiary role played by religion in contemporary Nigerian democracy
| Summary: | The first comprehensive study of the complex and often incendiary role played by religion in contemporary Nigerian democracy Cover -- About the author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Pentecostal republic, enchanted democracy -- Introduction: demons in the villa -- State of siege -- A Pentecostal republic -- An African test case -- Intellectual context and outline of chapters -- 2. 1999-2007: Pentecostalism ascendant -- Obasanjo builds a mosque -- From chaos to order -- Power shifts: the (second) coming of Obasanjo -- The rise of 'political Christianity' -- A prayer answered: the making of a 'born-again' president -- Christians in power -- Courting the theocratic class -- Sharia politics -- Conclusion: Obasanjo, Pentecostal? -- 3. 2007-10: a Muslim interlude? -- An Òrìṣà follower's stand -- From Obasanjo to Yar'Adua -- The rise of Boko Haram -- A crisis of absence -- Prophetic politics -- Terminal struggle -- Conclusion -- 4. 2010-15: Pentecostalism re-ascendant -- Introduction: a president, his confidant, and a botched arms deal -- Between North and South -- The 'lucky' one -- Bio-politics -- Performing piety -- Queer politics -- Politics of insurgency -- News of a kidnapping -- Conclusion: a lesson in performance -- 5. Electoral theologies -- Introduction: a royal blessing -- Religion talk -- Acts of faith -- Game of robes -- Conclusion -- 6. 'Kill them before they kill you': on violent Pentecostalism -- Introduction: the pastor as fortune teller -- Ubiquitous evil: the cosmos of Pastor D. K. Olukoya -- On the violent heart of Pentecostal praxis -- Quotidian violence in Africa: between the epochal and the episodic -- Violent Pentecostalism? -- 7. Conclusion -- Introduction: a political bromance -- Spiritual radicalism -- A reactionary turn -- Final thoughts: democracy and invisible power -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (233 pages) |
| ISBN: | 178699240X |