Christians, Muslims and Traditional Worshippers in Nigeria: Estimating the Relative Proportions from Eleven Nationally Representative Social Surveys
The absence of census data on religious identification in Nigeria since 1963 leaves much uncertainty about the most basic religious composition of the country. It is generally accepted that identification with traditional worship declined over the middle of the twentieth century as identification wi...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Review of religious research
Année: 2021, Volume: 63, Numéro: 2, Pages: 303-315 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Nigeria
/ Christianisme
/ Islam
/ Religion primitive
/ Partisans
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse AX Dialogue interreligieux CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses CH Christianisme et société KBN Afrique subsaharienne |
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| Résumé: | The absence of census data on religious identification in Nigeria since 1963 leaves much uncertainty about the most basic religious composition of the country. It is generally accepted that identification with traditional worship declined over the middle of the twentieth century as identification with Islam and Christianity increased, leaving these the two dominant religious groups in the country. The current relative proportions of Christians and Muslims has often been the subject of conjecture, guesswork and assertion, as have trajectories of growth or decline. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-021-00450-5 |
