ISBN:
9781787444614
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 218 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora
Series Statement:
v. 82
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
170.9669
Keywords:
Social ethics / Nigeria
;
Group identity / Nigeria
;
Political corruption / Nigeria
;
Politik
;
Moral
;
Korruption
;
Gruppenidentität
;
Religion
;
Sozialethik
;
Nigeria / Politics and government
;
Nigeria / Religion
;
Nigeria
;
Nigeria
;
Sozialethik
;
Gruppenidentität
;
Politik
;
Moral
;
Korruption
;
Religion
Abstract:
Offers a radical political interpretation of history that generates fresh insights into the emancipatory potential of ordinary Nigerians and their precolonial cultural institutions
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Sep 2019)
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Introduction: Dead gods, divine kings, and deadly politicians -- The emergence of the lotus-self: personhood and identity -- Dead gods and people's revolts: political theory in religious acts -- The divine king and his five bodies: living history and the logic of interreligious dialogue -- Governance and deadly politicians: history as cultural criticism -- History without force: finding present space and place of time -- Constructing Nigeria's greatness: neglected paths of community, narratives, and care of the soul -- Mythos, virtues, and national transformation: the search for a standard of citizenship moral behavior -- African traditional religion and critical theory: a framework for social ethics
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