{"product_id":"sects-social-disorder-abdul-raufu-mustapha-9781847011596","title":"Sects \u0026 Social Disorder: Muslim Identities \u0026 Conflict in Northern Nigeria","description":"Analyses Muslim-Muslim divisions within northern Nigeria, which are as important for understanding the violence in the region as those between Muslim and Christian (for which, see the companion volume, Creed and Grievance), with consequences for long-term peacemaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNigerian society has long been perceived as divided along religious lines, between Muslims and Christians, but alongside this there is an equally important polarization within the two faiths. Within the Muslim population differences in beliefs, rituals and sectarian allegiance have had profound consequences for public order. This book highlights the crucial issue of intra-Muslim pluralism and conflict in Nigeria.\u003cbr\u003e Conflicting interpretations of texts and contexts have led to fragmentation within northern Nigerian Islam, and different Islamic sects have often resorted to violence against each other in pursuit of \"the right path\". The doctrinal justification of violence was firstperfected against other Muslim groups, before being extended to non-Muslims: conflict between Muslim groups therefore preceded the violence between Muslims and Christians. It will be impossible to manage the relationship betweenthe latter, without addressing the schisms within the Muslim community itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nigeria: Premium Times Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abdul Raufu Mustapha is Associate Professor of African Politics, University of Oxford. His publications include (co-edited with Lindsey Whitfield) Turning Points in African Democracy(James Currey, 2009).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abdul Raufu Mustapha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847011594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847011596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e James Currey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Abdul Raufu Mustapha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173007225087,"sku":"9781847011596","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0837555d-106c-4f47-bd6e-ee665bc2f625.jpg?v=1689790560","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sects-social-disorder-abdul-raufu-mustapha-9781847011596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}