Religion, Public Health and Human Security in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9781032365220 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 232 str.

UK) Alao Abiodun (Kings College London

Opis

This book critically examines the intersection of religion, public health and human security in Nigeria. The book assesses the connection between religion and five contemporary major health and medical issues in the country.

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction:Passion, Concerns and Tension: Overview of God, Public Health, and Security in Nigeria. Chapter 1:Religion, Human Security and Health in Nigeria: Complex Dimensions of Linkage. Chapter 2:Religion, Human Security and Epidemics in Nigeria. Chapter 3:Religion, Human Security, and the Politics of Vaccines in Nigeria. Chapter 4:Religion, Human Security and Contraception in Nigeria. Chapter 5:Blood Transfusion, Religion and Human Security in Nigeria. Chapter 6:Human Security and “Miracle Healing” in Nigeria. Chapter 7:Governance in the Politics of Religion, Public Health, and Human Security in Nigeria. Conclusion: “It is Well” … Even when it is not so well. Bibliography. Index.

O autorze

Abiodun Alao is Professor of African Studies at King’s College London, UK. He is the author of several books, the latest being Rage and Carnage in the Name of God: Religious Violence in Nigeria", Duke University Press, 2022.