Religion, identity and politics in Tanzania

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dc.creatorHeilman, Bruce E.
dc.creatorKaiser, Paul J.
dc.date2016-06-15T20:54:20Z
dc.date2016-06-15T20:54:20Z
dc.date2002
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T09:11:38Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T09:11:38Z
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at the following link http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0143659022000005337
dc.descriptionIn 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.
dc.identifierHeilman, B. & Kaiser, P. (2002). Religion, identity and politics in Tanzania. Third World Quarterly, 23(4), 691-709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0143659022000005337
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2489
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0143659022000005337
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2489
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.subjectPolitics in Tanzania
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.titleReligion, identity and politics in Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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