The Politics of Interfaith Institutions in Contemporary Tanzania
(2011) In Studies on Inter-Religious Relations 51.- Abstract
- Focusing on the case of Tanzania, this study highlights the role of
religious institutions in building national unity and consolidating
democracy in the multi-religious contexts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
In recent years cooperation along inter- and intra-religious lines
has been strongly encouraged as a way of coping with tensions
evident in the society. The case of the Inter-Religious Council for
Peace Tanzania (IRCPT) is analysed from a power-oriented perspective
as well as in light of present-day civil society relations and
the historical religio-political context. The study explores interfaith
cooperation in Tanzania in relation to the ujamaa... (More) - Focusing on the case of Tanzania, this study highlights the role of
religious institutions in building national unity and consolidating
democracy in the multi-religious contexts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
In recent years cooperation along inter- and intra-religious lines
has been strongly encouraged as a way of coping with tensions
evident in the society. The case of the Inter-Religious Council for
Peace Tanzania (IRCPT) is analysed from a power-oriented perspective
as well as in light of present-day civil society relations and
the historical religio-political context. The study explores interfaith
cooperation in Tanzania in relation to the ujamaa ideology,
civil religion, western development discourses and neopatrimonial
practices. It shows how religious institutions are connected to political
power and involved in ongoing informal political struggles
over both resources and institutions that to a greater or lesser extent
affect and determine their inter- and intra-religious relationships.
In short, the study argues that if the effects of present-day
interfaith initiatives are to be adequately assessed, inter-religious
cooperation, which is promoted as a facilitator of development,
needs to be properly contextualised in its political setting. (Less)
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- Olsson, Hans LU
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- 2011
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- Book/Report
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Interfaith cooperation, civil society, Tanzania, ujamaa, christian-muslim relations, international donors, religious politics
- categories
- Popular Science
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- Studies on Inter-Religious Relations
- volume
- 51
- pages
- 92 pages
- publisher
- Swedish Science Press
- ISBN
- 978-91-89652-41-5
- language
- English
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- 0545ca7f-560f-4202-b194-30166361379e (old id 2157253)
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abstract = {{Focusing on the case of Tanzania, this study highlights the role of<br/><br>
religious institutions in building national unity and consolidating<br/><br>
democracy in the multi-religious contexts of Sub-Saharan Africa.<br/><br>
In recent years cooperation along inter- and intra-religious lines<br/><br>
has been strongly encouraged as a way of coping with tensions<br/><br>
evident in the society. The case of the Inter-Religious Council for<br/><br>
Peace Tanzania (IRCPT) is analysed from a power-oriented perspective<br/><br>
as well as in light of present-day civil society relations and<br/><br>
the historical religio-political context. The study explores interfaith<br/><br>
cooperation in Tanzania in relation to the ujamaa ideology,<br/><br>
civil religion, western development discourses and neopatrimonial<br/><br>
practices. It shows how religious institutions are connected to political<br/><br>
power and involved in ongoing informal political struggles<br/><br>
over both resources and institutions that to a greater or lesser extent<br/><br>
affect and determine their inter- and intra-religious relationships.<br/><br>
In short, the study argues that if the effects of present-day<br/><br>
interfaith initiatives are to be adequately assessed, inter-religious<br/><br>
cooperation, which is promoted as a facilitator of development,<br/><br>
needs to be properly contextualised in its political setting.}},
author = {{Olsson, Hans}},
isbn = {{978-91-89652-41-5}},
keywords = {{Interfaith cooperation; civil society; Tanzania; ujamaa; christian-muslim relations; international donors; religious politics}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Swedish Science Press}},
series = {{Studies on Inter-Religious Relations}},
title = {{The Politics of Interfaith Institutions in Contemporary Tanzania}},
volume = {{51}},
year = {{2011}},
}