Religion, Occult and Youth Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria
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Religion, Occult and Youth Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

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Religion, Occult and Youth Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

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The book examines the nexus between youth conflict and the occult drawing its insights from the oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria. It sees the occult represented by the Egbesu deity in this conflict as a form of religious belief imbued in this case with the powers of good. Thus, the religious occult is regenerated and re-energised as an idiom of justice and fairness within the Nigerian state by militant youth fighting the forces of the Nigerian state. Ingeniously, the young men simply dug into the cultural repertoire of the people for a hitherto popular expression of justice and perceived source of potency which they felt would not only provide spiritual protection but also pander to the popular imagination of justice. Even against the background prevalent Christianity, the Egbesu does not generate tension in beliefs but responds to the critical exigency of the immediate socio-political milieu of the people.

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Publisher
Langaa RPCIG
Year
2017
ISBN
9789956764549
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter One - Introduction
  8. Chapter Two - The Niger Delta of Nigeria: Context and Location
  9. Chapter Three - Perception of Marginalization as Crucial Plank of the Niger Delta Struggle
  10. Chapter Four - What The Theories Tell Us
  11. Chapter Five - Debate with Religion: The Religious Cocktail of Occult, Witchcraft and Sorcery
  12. Chapter Six - Occult Manifestations in the Niger Delta
  13. Chapter Seven - Marginalization and the Re-Invention of the Occult
  14. Chapter Eight - Making Sense of it All
  15. Chapter Nine - Some Encouraging Conclusions?
  16. References
  17. Back cover