Holy warriors, infidels, and peacemakers in Africa
By: Yacob Tesfai.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780230104273
Subjects: Violence -- Africa; Religion and politics -- Africa; Violence -- Religious aspects; Africa -- Religion
Description: Out of the many challenges facing Africa today, there is the tendency of some to manipulate religious and ethnic identities for private interests. The book examines how religion has given rise to these conditions in Africa, by weaving together issues of poverty, wealth, and violent conflicts.