Displacing the State: Religion and Conflict in Neoliberal Africa
In a Kony 2012 world, where activism often trumps analysis, there is a particular need for thickly grained studies that reflect the complex, multilayered nature of the encounter between African politics and religion. In this sense, Displacing the State delivers. Avoiding a spirit of either triumphal...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2013, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-151 |
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| Summary: | In a Kony 2012 world, where activism often trumps analysis, there is a particular need for thickly grained studies that reflect the complex, multilayered nature of the encounter between African politics and religion. In this sense, Displacing the State delivers. Avoiding a spirit of either triumphalism or cynicism, the volume's eight case studies explore how religious actors instigate conflict, contribute to reconciliation, and “foster conflict and peace simultaneously” (p. 1)., The first two essays offer historical case studies about the impact of religious imaginaries on social reconciliation and identity. Charles Schaefer's essay on restorative justice techniques in nineteenth-century Ethiopia describes the Ethiopian model as one of “forgiveness with consequences” (p. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/css110 |