The Boko Haram uprising and Islamic revivalism in Nigeria;Die Boko-Haram-Unruhen und die Wiederbelebung des Islam in Nigeria

Africa Spectrum

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-108

  Adesoji, Abimbola ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Islam; Islamic law; Nigeria; Uprisings revolts

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650926977     PISSN: 00020397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000203971004500205     Document Type: Article

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