Democratization and Islamic Law The Sharia Conflict in Nigeria

When democracy was introduced to Nigeria in 1999, one third of its federal states declared that they would be governed by sharia, or Islamic law. InDemocratization and Islamic Law, Johannes Harnischfeger argues that such a break with secular constitutional traditions in a multi-religious country can have disastrous consequences. The efforts by Islamic politicians to assert their own religious laws, Harnischfeger contends, have driven Muslims and Christians to confrontation. This book is an essential contribution to debates surrounding the increasingly fraught relationship between religion and politics.Harnischfeger, Johannes is the author of 'Democratization and Islamic Law The Sharia Conflict in Nigeria', published 2007 under ISBN 9783593382562 and ISBN 3593382563.