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Religion in War and Peace in Africa shows how "Religious extremism" transcends the realm of belief, analysing current armed conflicts in Africa with perpetrators claiming to act in accord with their religion and moral values.
Many African countries today are beset by armed conflicts carried out by different radical groups. In most such cases, religion has been used to incite extremism and to justify violence and exclusion. Perpetrators who seek to violently impose their "order" believe, or claim, that they are acting in accord with their religious and values. Scholars, peacemakers, Religious leaders, and Military officers explore peace initiatives and security managements. These rich, informative and path-breaking contributions in this book span the spectrum from the prevention of violence through peace initiatives and the analyses of the many complex historical, political, economic, demographic and ideological causes of violence to the role of traditional religions, and military intervention.
Showing how religious leaders, scholars, peacekeepers, policy-makers, and military officers and others need to join their efforts in better understanding the intersections between religion and conflict, and to engage in shared missions focused on preventive actions and peace initiatives, Religion in War and Peace in Africa will be of great interest to scholars of military studies, African studies, peacekeeping, religion and conflict. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of Peace Review.
Contents
Introduction: Religion as a Source of Peace and Violence Margee Ensign and Jean-Pierre Karegeye 1. Religion and Bullets in North-Eastern Nigeria Stephen Mamza 2. Peace Through Sports in Northeastern Nigeria Katherine Aronson-Ensign 3. Religious Peacebuilding in Nigeria Paulinus Chukwudi Nweke 4. The Dislocation of Malian Territory Benazir Hilali 5. Clashing Symbols in Timbuktu Cooper Wingert 6. Remapping Islamic Terrorism in Algeria Herve Tchumkam 7. Masculinities, Money, and Mosques in Algeria's Civil War Sharon Meilahn Bartlett 8. Violence, Peace, and Religion in Congolese Society Donatien M. Cicura 9. Traditional African Religions and Social Conflict Ka Mana 10. Are Islamic Militant Groups a Product of Religion? Hda Baytiyeh 11. Countering Violent Extremism in the Sahel Yssouf Traore 12. The Science and Ethos of Military Intervention Celestino Perez
