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

Author:
Foster, Elizabeth Ann, 1976-
Published:
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013]
Physical Description:
xiv, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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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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ISBN:
9780804783804 (cloth)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-261) and index.
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