num_pages: 151
description: This study examines a political-military tradition which has survived colonialism and the Cold War in Sub-Saharan Africa. Five modern insurgencies are studied. These five case studies demonstate a persistent linkage between traditional African religion and contemporary nationalist movements whose political as well as military significance has frequently been underestimated and misunderstood. Students of modern African nationalism as well as readers with an interest in military history and guerrilla warfare will find this a provocative revisionist interpretation. Linking the RENAMO insurgency to guerrilla wars elsewhere in Africa provides a unique perspective on a conflict which previously has been inadequately explained in terms of local or regional factors.
language: English
title: Traditional Religion and Guerrilla Warfare in Modern Africa
titlecomplete: Traditional Religion and Guerrilla Warfare in Modern Africa
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan