Foster, Elizabeth Ann,  1976- <br/><br/>
Faith in empire :  religion, politics, and colonial rule in French Senegal, 1880-1940 / 
Elizabeth A. Foster. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> '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 Africans in colonial Senegal between 1880 and 1940. In doing so, it illuminates the nature of the relationship between the French Third Republic and its colonies, reveals competing French visions of how to approach Africans, and demonstrates how disparate groups of French and African actors, many of whom were unconnected with the colonial state, shaped French colonial rule. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0804786224 9780804786225 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Catholic Church--History--Senegal--19th century.<br/>Catholic Church--History--Senegal--20th century.<br/>Catholic Church.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1800-1999 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and state--History--Senegal--19th century.<br/>Religion and state--History--Senegal--20th century.<br/>Religion and politics--History--Senegal--19th century.<br/>Religion and politics--History--Senegal--20th century.<br/>Church and state--Colonies--France.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Advocacy.<br/>French colonies.<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Religion.<br/>Religion and politics.<br/>Religion and state.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--Colonies--Religion.--Africa<br/>France--Politics and government--1870-1940.<br/>Africa.<br/>France.<br/>Senegal.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2470.S38  / F67 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>322/.10966309041