Research note: Exploring survey data for historical and anthropological research: Muslim–Christian relations in south-west Nigeria
这篇研究笔记认为，对非洲的定量调查数据可以为历史学家和人类学家提供重要帮助，并以2012-13年尼日利亚西南部约鲁巴人的宗教调查为例，展示了如何利用调查数据理解穆斯林-基督徒关系的动态变化。
This research note argues that quantitative survey data on Africa, welcomed by most researchers in public health, economics, and political science, can make an important contribution to the work of historians and anthropologists, especially if it is open to critical analysis. The research note describes the 2012–13 ‘Knowing Each Other’ survey on religion among the Yoruba of south-west Nigeria, which provides strong evidence for a slow shift from Islam to Christianity in the area since 1963, and reflects on the methods and challenges of carrying out the survey and the resulting biases within it. In doing so, the research note draws out lessons on how to use surveys for historical and anthropological research. It also shows how using surveys contributes to understanding the complex and unexplored dynamics of Muslim–Christian relations in Nigeria from the perspectives of locality, age, and gender.