num_pages: 207
description: Providing a unique perspective on historical patterns of religious interaction in West Africa and their meaning for world Christianity and Islam today, this book places the inner-faith issues firmly in an African social setting. Sanneh explores the impact of Islam, Christianity and European mission and colonialism in terms of African adaptations and expressions.
language: English
title: Piety and Power: Muslims and Christians in West Africa
titlecomplete: Piety and Power: Muslims and Christians in West Africa (Faith Meets Faith Series)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Orbis Books