| Edition |
1st pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 350 p. : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
African studies ; no. 112 |
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African studies series ; no. 112.
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| Note |
Originally published: 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"People came to mass each day to pray, then they went out to kill" : Christian churches, civil society, and genocide -- "Render unto Caesar and Musinga--" : Christianity and the colonial state -- The churches and the politics of ethnicity -- "Working hand in hand" : Christian churches and the postcolonial state (1962-1990) -- "Giants with feet of clay" : Christian churches and democratization (1990-1992) -- "It is the end of the world" : Christian churches and genocide (1993-1994) -- Kirinda : local churches and the construction of hegemony -- Biguhu : local churches, empowerment of the poor, and challenges to hegemony -- "Commanded by the devil" : Christian involvement in the genocide in Kirinda and Biguhu -- Churches and accounting for genocide. |
| Subject |
Genocide -- Rwanda -- History -- 20th century.
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Genocide -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Ethnic relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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| ISBN |
0521269539 (pbk.) |
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9780521269537 (pbk.) |
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