Religious Diversity and Modes of Coexistence in Urban West Africa
Date
2023-09
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Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)
Abstract
This article introduces the research of MIASA’s IFG 7 project titled “Religious Diversity in Urban West Africa: Exploring Modes of Coexistence for Sustainable Governance”. It conceptualises the methodological approach of the group by identifying three main thematic axes that emerged from the overlapping individual approaches to the study of religious diversity in urban centres, namely 1) migration, mobilities, entrepreneurship, and trans-nationalism; (2) territoriality, power, and configurations of religious minorities and majorities; and (3) urban infrastructure(s).
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West Africa, religious diversity, coexistence, urban infrastructure, Islam, Ga ethnic group, Accra, Ghana, migrant, religious authority, Ivory Coast, Turkey, Soft Power, religious infrastructure, Senegal, intra-religious diversity, individual religiosities, sociability, urban social milieus, northern migrants, Madina, sharia implementation, interfaith relations, Nigeria
Citation
MIASA Working Paper 2023(1). Musa Ibrahim, Nadine Sieveking, Yunus Dumbe, Issouf Binaté & Mariama Zaami. 2023. Religious Diversity and Modes of Coexistence in Urban West Africa.