Shankar, Shobana.
Who shall enter paradise? : Christian origins in Muslim northern Nigeria, ca. 1890-1975 / Shobana Shankar. - xxx, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - New African histories . - New African histories series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""A place to lay our head"": a sect of strangers, 1890/1918 -- A new ""middle"" class in the Muslim city, 1918/1925 -- A Christian feminist freelance: policing propaganda and piety, 1920/1935 -- Christian medical missions as Muslim charity: paternalist alliances, maternal alienation, 1928/1942 -- Joining in the melee: soldiers, youth, and rural revivalism, 1945/1950 -- Security and secrecy in the era of independence, 1950/1975. Part I: The word travels -- Part II: Followers of the word --
9780821421239 (hc : alk. paper) 9780821421246 (pb : alk. paper) 9780821445051 (pdf)
2014031510
Christianity--Nigeria, Northern.
Missions--Nigeria, Northern.
Religion and politics--Nigeria, Northern.
Nigeria, Northern--Religion--19th century.
Nigeria, Northern--Religion--20th century.
Nigeria, Northern--Ethnic relations.
BR1463.N5 / S33 2014
276.69/08
Who shall enter paradise? : Christian origins in Muslim northern Nigeria, ca. 1890-1975 / Shobana Shankar. - xxx, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - New African histories . - New African histories series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""A place to lay our head"": a sect of strangers, 1890/1918 -- A new ""middle"" class in the Muslim city, 1918/1925 -- A Christian feminist freelance: policing propaganda and piety, 1920/1935 -- Christian medical missions as Muslim charity: paternalist alliances, maternal alienation, 1928/1942 -- Joining in the melee: soldiers, youth, and rural revivalism, 1945/1950 -- Security and secrecy in the era of independence, 1950/1975. Part I: The word travels -- Part II: Followers of the word --
9780821421239 (hc : alk. paper) 9780821421246 (pb : alk. paper) 9780821445051 (pdf)
2014031510
Christianity--Nigeria, Northern.
Missions--Nigeria, Northern.
Religion and politics--Nigeria, Northern.
Nigeria, Northern--Religion--19th century.
Nigeria, Northern--Religion--20th century.
Nigeria, Northern--Ethnic relations.
BR1463.N5 / S33 2014
276.69/08