Religion and the Future of Nigeria: Lessons from the Yoruba Case
This paper presents an illuminating analysis of the place of religion in Yoruba social and political life, and why the Yoruba experience represents a great example to the rest of Nigeria, particularly the religiously-volatile north of the country. Combining multiple approaches from historical soci...
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This paper presents an illuminating analysis of the place of religion in Yoruba social and political life, and why the Yoruba experience represents a great example to the rest of Nigeria, particularly the religiously-volatile north of the country. Combining multiple approaches from historical sociology, the sociology of religlon, political history and the public lives of critical political and religious agents over a period of about a century of Yoruba history, the article explains why the Yoruba case is an exemplar in religious harmony. He argues that the Yoruba are constantly pressed towards olaju (modernity/development/progress) which makes cross-cutting communal belonging more salient, thus ensuring that the Yoruba constantly mobilize both religious and secular institutions and processes in the all-embracing project of olaju.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0ed9539ac794618a743775fbace88e62025-02-07T13:45:30ZengLibraryPress@UFYoruba Studies Review2473-47132578-692X2021-12-0111Religion and the Future of Nigeria: Lessons from the Yoruba CaseJ.D.Y. Peel This paper presents an illuminating analysis of the place of religion in Yoruba social and political life, and why the Yoruba experience represents a great example to the rest of Nigeria, particularly the religiously-volatile north of the country. Combining multiple approaches from historical sociology, the sociology of religlon, political history and the public lives of critical political and religious agents over a period of about a century of Yoruba history, the article explains why the Yoruba case is an exemplar in religious harmony. He argues that the Yoruba are constantly pressed towards olaju (modernity/development/progress) which makes cross-cutting communal belonging more salient, thus ensuring that the Yoruba constantly mobilize both religious and secular institutions and processes in the all-embracing project of olaju. https://ojs.test.flvc.org/ysr/article/view/130012 |
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| title | Religion and the Future of Nigeria: Lessons from the Yoruba Case |
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| title_short | Religion and the Future of Nigeria: Lessons from the Yoruba Case |
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