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

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiv, 270 p. :; maps.
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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" : laicite 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.