2. Islam and violence in Nigeria

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. Of Nigeria, Religion, and Violence 1
5. 1. Religion and Nigerian society 19
6. 2. Islam and violence in Nigeria 45
7. 3. Christianity and violence in Nigeria 77
8. 4. Traditional religions and violence in Nigeria 101
9. 5. Boko Haram and the new phase of violence 115
10. 6. National politics, intergroup relations, and religious violence in Nigeria 153
11. 7. The economics of religious violence in Nigeria 189
12. 8. Nigeria’s religious violence in the context of global politics 207
13. Conclusion. The Impossibility of the Best and the Unlikelihood of the Worst 225
14. Notes 239
15. Bibliography 267
16. Index 285