Nigerian society has lengthy been perceived as divided alongside non secular traces, among Muslims and Christians, yet along this there's an both very important polarization in the Muslim inhabitants inbeliefs, rituals and sectarian allegiance. This e-book highlights the an important factor of intra-Muslim pluralism and clash in Nigeria.
Conflicting interpretations of texts and contexts have led tofragmentation inside of northern Nigerian Islam, and diverse Islamic sects have frequently resorted to violence opposed to one another in pursuit of 'the correct path'. The doctrinal justification of violence used to be first perfected opposed to different Muslim teams, ahead of being prolonged to non-Muslims: clash among Muslim teams for that reason preceded the violence among Muslims and Christians. it is going to be most unlikely to regulate the connection among the latter, with out addressing the schisms in the Muslim neighborhood itself.

Abdul Raufu Mustapha is affiliate Professor in African Politics, collage of Oxford. His guides contain (co-edited with Lindsey Whitfield) Turning issues in African Democracy (James Currey, 2009).

coming near near: Creed & complaint: Muslims, Christians & Society in Northern Nigeria edited by way of Abdul Raufu Mustapha and David Ehrhardt.