Ethics and society in Nigeria : identity, history, political theory /
Offers a radical political interpretation of history that generates fresh insights into the emancipatory potential of ordinary Nigerians and their precolonial cultural institutions.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Rochester :
University of Rochester Press
2019.
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| Schriftenreihe: | Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;
vol. 82. |
| Online-Zugang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvb4bvqp |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.