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

Imprint Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.

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Description xiv, 270 p. : maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Catholic Church -- Senegal -- History -- 19th century.
Catholic Church -- Senegal -- History -- 20th century.
Religion and state -- Senegal -- History -- 19th century.
Religion and state -- Senegal -- History -- 20th century.
Religion and politics -- Senegal -- History -- 19th century.
Religion and politics -- Senegal -- History -- 20th century.
Church and state -- France -- Colonies.
France -- Colonies -- Africa -- Religion.
France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Foster, Elizabeth Ann, 1976-
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780804783804 (cloth)
9780804786225 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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