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Faith in empire, religion, politics, and colonial rule in French Senegal, 1880-1940, Elizabeth A. Foster

Label
Faith in empire, religion, politics, and colonial rule in French Senegal, 1880-1940, Elizabeth A. Foster
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-261) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Faith in empire
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
813301002
Responsibility statement
Elizabeth A. Foster
Sub title
religion, politics, and colonial rule in French Senegal, 1880-1940
Table Of Contents
To mock a nun : religion and politics in Senegal's communes, 1882-1890. -- Rivalry in translation : Catholicism, Islam, and French rule of the North-West Sereer, 1890-1900. -- "The storm approaches" : laïcité and West Africa, 1901-1910. -- Proving patriotism : Catholic missionaries and the First World War in Senegal. -- An ambiguous monument : Dakar's colonial cathedral of the Souvenir Africain. -- Civilization, custom, and controversy : Catholic conversion and French rule in Senegal. -- Conclusion : the limits of civilizing, 1936-1940
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