Religious authority and the state in Africa /editors, Jennifer G. Cooke, Richard Downie. 

 - Washington, DC :  Center for Strategic and International Studies ;  (c)2015. Lanham, MD :  Rowman and Littlefield,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (iv, 118 pages) :  maps 
<br/><br/> "October 2015."  "A report of the CSIS Africa Program." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the intersection of religion and politics in Africa /  Political and religious pluralism in Senegal /  Politics, religious engagement, and extremism in Kenya /  Religion and the state in Uganda : co-option and compromise /  The politics of ethno-religious balancing and the struggle for power in Nigeria /  Democratic reform and Islamic revival in the Republic of Niger /  Evolving attitudes toward secularism in Tanzania /  Jennifer G. Cooke --  Jennifer G. Cooke --  David Throup --  Richard Downie --  M. Sani Umar --  Sebastian Elischer --  Richard Downie. 
<br/><br/> "Two important dynamics have driven political and social change in sub-Saharan Africa during the past 25 years. New religious trends have emerged within the main faiths of Islam and Christianity, in particular the emergence of more charismatic, assertive forms of religious expression. Meanwhile, political space has opened in scores of countries as one-party rule has given way to a process of democratization, yet to be completed. Based on their field work in each country, the authors of this volume examine the various ways in which religious actors have chosen to engage with the state. They also consider how governments and political actors respond to and seek to manage these interactions"--Publisher's web site. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442258877 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and politics--Africa--Case studies.<br/>Religion and state--Africa--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL65  / .R455 2015