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More praise for Pentecostal Republic

An authoritative work on the politics of Nigerias Pentecostal revolution during the countrys fourth attempt at constitutional democracy. An important text in African political studies.

Olufemi Vaughan, Amherst College

A must read. Clearly argued and highly informative, there is nothing quite like it on the market given its contemporary focus. Tackling questions beyond those focused on a single religious tradition, it will find an avid scholarly readership.

Brandon Kendhammer, Ohio University

An accessible yet astute analysis of the profound impact that popular forms of Christianity have on the political landscape in Nigeria. A key text for anyone with an interest in contemporary Christianity, democracy and politics in Nigeria, Africa and beyond.

Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds

What happens when the theological meets the political in a formally secular state? In this lucid account of Pentecostalism, Obadare offers perspectives on its phenomenal rise.

Birgit Meyer, Utrecht University

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About the author

Ebenezer Obadare is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa. He is co-editor of Journal of Modern African Studies . He is the author of Humor, Silence, and Civil Society in Nigeria (2016), editor of The Handbook of Civil Society in Africa (2014), and co-editor of Civic Agency in Africa: Arts of Resistance in the 21st Century (2014) and four other books.

PENTECOSTAL REPUBLIC

RELIGION AND THE STRUGGLE FOR STATE POWER IN NIGERIA

EBENEZER OBADARE

Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria was first published in 2018 by Zed Books Ltd, The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR, UK.

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Copyright Ebenezer Obadare 2018

The right of Ebenezer Obadare to be identified as the author of this work have been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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To my parents

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to Dapo Olorunyomi and Odia Ofeimun two journalistic eminences for a piercing apprenticeship in the Russian classics

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