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Church, State and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890–1962

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Title/Author:	Church, State and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890–1962/ by Reuben A. Loffman.
Author:	Loffman, Reuben A.
Description:	XXIII, 281 p. 15 illus., 3 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Imperialism. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17380-7
ISBN:	9783030173807

Church, State and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890–1962
Loffman, Reuben A.

Church, State and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890–1962[electronic resource] /by Reuben A. Loffman. - 1st ed. 2019. - XXIII, 281 p. 15 illus., 3 illus. in color.online resource. - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies,2635-1633. - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies,.

1 Introduction: The Catholic 'Republic' in Southeastern Congo -- 2 Pre-Colonial Politics in Kongolo to 1890 -- 3 The Halting Development of Catholic Power in Kongolo, 1891-1917 -- 4 The Failure of ‘Great’ Chieftainships and the Extension of Catholic Authority, 1918-1932 -- 5 Missionaries and the Formation of Colonial Chieftainship, 1933-1939 -- 6 A Marriage of Convenience: Church and State in the Late Colonial Period, 1940-1956 -- 7 Religion, Class and the Katangese Secession, 1957-1962 -- 8 Conclusion -- .

‘‘In this important, thoroughly researched contribution Reuben Loffman offers a wealth of new insights… No one interested in the history of the Katanga, or for that matter of the Congo, can afford to ignore this path-breaking addition to the extant literature.’’ —Rene Lemarchand, Emeritus Professor, University of Florida, USA ‘‘Drawing on his painstaking local research, Loffman sheds new light on how one Congolese community experienced a tumultuous period of social, political and religious change in a study that will be of lasting value to scholars of Central Africa.’’ —Miles Larmer, Professor of African History, University of Oxford, UK ‘‘By prompting us to rethink patterns of state hegemony and Church-state relations in the Belgian Congo, Loffman demonstrates that even in an age of global history, there is still much to be gained from painstaking monographs informed by a deep understanding of local dynamics and ethno-historical contexts. This is an impressive debut.’’ —Giacomo Macola, Reader in History, University of Kent, UK This book examines the relationship between Catholic missionaries and the colonial administration in southeastern Belgian Congo. It challenges the perception that the Church and the state worked in close association. Instead, using the territory of Kongolo as a case study, the book reconfigures their relationship as one of competitive co-dependency. Based on extensive archival research and oral histories, the book argues that both institutions retained distinct agendas that, while coinciding during certain periods, clashed on many occasions. The study begins by outlining the pre-colonial history of southeastern Congo. The second chapter examines how the Church began its encounters with the peoples in Kongolo and the Tanganyika province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Subsequent chapters highlight how missionaries exerted significant influence over the colonial construction of chieftainship and the politics of Congolese decolonization. The book ends in 1962, with the massacre of a number of Holy Ghost Fathers in an event that signaled the beginning of a more Africanized Church in Kongolo. .

ISBN: 9783030173807

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-17380-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

559183
Imperialism.

LC Class. No.: JV61-152

Dewey Class. No.: 325.3

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