'Faith in Empire' is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in West Africa, conducted through the prism of religion and religious policy. It examines the relationships among French Catholic missionaries, colonial administrators, and Muslim, animist, and Christian Afri…
To mock a nun: religion and politics in Senegal's coastal 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 missiona…
Faith in Empire is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in West Africa, conducted through the prism of religion and religious policy. Elizabeth Foster examines the relationships among French Catholic missionaries, colonial administrators, and Muslim, animist, and Ch…
Faith in Empire is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in West Africa, conducted through the prism of religion and religious policy. Elizabeth Foster examines the relationships among French Catholic missionaries, colonial administrators, and Muslim, animist, and Ch…