Faith in empire

Faith in empire religion, politics, and colonial rule in French Senegal, 1880-1940 / [electronic resource] : Elizabeth A. Foster. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013. - xiv, 270 p. : maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Catholic Church--History--Senegal--19th century.
Catholic Church--History--Senegal--20th century.


Religion and state--History--Senegal--19th century.
Religion and state--History--Senegal--20th century.
Religion and politics--History--Senegal--19th century.
Religion and politics--History--Senegal--20th century.
Church and state--Colonies.--France


France--Colonies--Religion.--Africa
France--Politics and government--1870-1940.


Electronic books.

BL2470.S38 / F67 2013eb

322/.10966309041