Religious Texts as Models of Exclusion.: Scriptural Interpretation and Ethnic Politics in Northern Nigeria

Niels Kastfelt

Religious Texts as Models of Exclusion. Scriptural Interpretation and Ethnic Politics in Northern Nigeria

Section of Church History

Abstract

The chapter analyses the connection between Biblical interpretation and the making of political communities in northern Nigeria in the 20th century. Generally, it studies the use of religious scriptures in developing models of society which can both include and exclude particular religious and ethnic groups from society.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights : Between Text and Context
Editors	Bas de Gaay Fortman, Kurt Martens, M.A. Mohamed Salih
Number of pages	19
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date	15 Mar 2010
Pages	185-204
ISBN (Print)	978-0-230-62223-4
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2010

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Religious Texts as Models of Exclusion. Scriptural Interpretation and Ethnic Politics in Northern Nigeria. / Kastfelt, Niels.

Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights: Between Text and Context. ed. / Bas de Gaay Fortman; Kurt Martens; M.A. Mohamed Salih. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. p. 185-204.

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