Religion, Colonization and Decolonization in Congo, 1885-1960/Religion, Colonisation Et Décolonisation Au Congo, 1885-1960

The contributions in this book provide insight into the multifaceted history of the interaction between religion and colonization.

Author: Vincent Viaene
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Published: 11/15/2020
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9789462701427
ISBN10: 9462701423
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | Central
- Political Science | Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
- Religion | Christian Church | History

About the Author

Vincent Viaene studied history and international relations at KU Leuven, the Sorbonne, and Yale University. He was a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at KU Leuven, a senior Fellow at KADOC and a Marie Curie Fellow at Oxford University. In 2011 he joined the Belgian diplomatic corps. Since 2015 he is seconded to the Belgian Royal Household as Advisor of His Majesty King Philip. Bram Cleys studied history at KU Leuven and is education officer at the University Centre for Development Cooperation (UCOS), a Belgian NGO. Jan De Maeyer is professor emeritus with formal duties at KU Leuven, honorary director of KADOC-KU Leuven, chairman of the Advisory Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Flemish Community (2017-2022) and president of the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome (2009-2018). He publishes on the interaction between religion, culture, and society in Belgium and Europe (nineteenth and twentieth centuries).