Faith-Based Organizations, Society, and the State in Chad

Authors
Publication date 2023
Host editors
  • M. Glatzer
  • P.C. Manuel
  • C.A. Gustafson
Book title Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare
Book subtitle Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Africa and Latin America
ISBN
  • 9783031319594
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783031319600
Series Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
Chapter 9
Pages (from-to) 215-240
Publisher Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract This chapter explores the multi-layered relationship between religion, society, and the state in Chad by investigating the role of religion and religious actors in the current historical moment, characterized by social cleavages, persistent poverty and insecurity for a large part of the Chadian population, and negotiations over Chad's political future.
Document type Chapter
Note Available in UvA catalogue.
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31960-0_9
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