Download or read book Development and Politics from Below written by B. Bompani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa.