Who shall enter paradise? : Christian origins in Muslim northern Nigeria, ca. 1890-1975 / [electronic resource]
Shobana Shankar.
- 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations.
- 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 --
9780821445051 (e-book)
Christianity--Nigeria, Northern. Missions--Nigeria, Northern. Religion and politics--Nigeria, Northern.