| dc.creator |
Heilman, Bruce E. |
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| dc.creator |
Kaiser, Paul J. |
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| dc.date |
2016-06-15T20:54:20Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-06-15T20:54:20Z |
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| dc.date |
2002 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T09:11:38Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T09:11:38Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Heilman, B. & Kaiser, P. (2002). Religion, identity and politics in Tanzania. Third World Quarterly, 23(4), 691-709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0143659022000005337 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2489 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0143659022000005337 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2489 |
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| dc.description |
Full text can be accessed at the following link http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0143659022000005337 |
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| dc.description |
In Samuel Huntington's world of hostile civilisations, Tanzania would fall into the category of a torn country, a battle ground for the forces of African, Western and Islamic meta-cultures to expand their influence. On the surface, this might seem the case. Tanzania is an impoverished country where the benefits of economic liberalisation have reached only a narrow stratum and the fruits of political liberalisation are yet to be seen, placing severe strain on national social cohesion. There is certainly a possibility that pent up economic and political frustrations could be channelled into religious extremist movements. However, religion has not served as a primary fault-line for sustained political violence and conflict, although there are signs that this might be changing. In this paper we argue that uncovering and analysing these relationships elucidates how cross-cutting cleavages complicate the mobilisation of individuals and organised groups based on identity, not only in Tanzania, but in other societies as well. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis |
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| dc.subject |
Politics in Tanzania |
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| dc.subject |
Religion |
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| dc.subject |
Identity |
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| dc.title |
Religion, identity and politics in Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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