Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxi
6. Introduction: Dead Gods, Divine Kings, and Deadly Politicians 1
7. 1 The Emergence of the Lotus-Self: Personhood and Identity 19
8. 2 Dead Gods and People’s Revolts: Political Theory in Religious Acts 35
9. 3 The Divine King and His Five Bodies: Living History and the Logic of Interreligious Dialogue 51
10. 4 Governance and Deadly Politicians: History as Cultural Criticism 73
11. 5 History without Force: Finding Present Space and Place of Time 98
12. 6 Constructing Nigeria’s Greatness: Neglected Paths of Community, Narratives, and Care of the Soul 116
13. 7 Mythos, Virtues, and National Transformation: The Search for a Standard of Citizenship Moral Behavior 133
14. 8 African Traditional Religion and Critical Theory: A Framework for Social Ethics 169
15. Notes 183
16. Bibliography 199
17. Index 209