Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria Boko Haram: Die Entwicklung einer militanten religiösen Bewegung in Nigeria

Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria Boko Haram: Die Entwicklung einer militanten religiösen Bewegung in Nigeria

Since 2009, the radical Muslim movement in northern Nigeria known as Boko Haram has become widely known in Western media for both its militant actions and its ultra-fundamentalist programme. This analysis examines Boko Haram from a historical perspective, viewing the movement as a result of social,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roman Loimeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Africa Spectrum
Subjects:
anthropology
Boko Haram, religious movement, militant Islam
200, 206, 290, 297, 300, 301
Nigeria
early 19th century till present
Ethnologie, Historische Anthropologie
Boko Haram, Religiöse Bewegung, Militanter Islam
frühes 19. Jahrhundert bis heute
Online Access:http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/afsp/article/view/555

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