Religion, tradition, and restorative justice in Sierra Leone /

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Author / Creator:Graybill, Lyn S., author.
Imprint:Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, 2017.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13454644
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ISBN:9780268101909
0268101906
0268101892
9780268101893
9780268101916
0268101914
9780268101893
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:In this groundbreaking study of post-conflict Sierra Leone, Lyn Graybill examines the ways in which both religion and local tradition supported restorative justice initiatives such as the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and village-level Fambul Tok ceremonies.
Other form:Print version: Graybill, Lyn S. Religion, tradition, and restorative justice in Sierra Leone. Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, 2017 9780268101893
Table of Contents:
  • Postwar transitional justice
  • Role of the inter-religious council
  • The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  • Women and transitional justice
  • Popular views of the TRC and the special court
  • Perceptions of religious leaders
  • Traditional reconciliation practices
  • Unfinished business
  • The instrument
  • Interviews of religious leaders.