American AnthropologistVolume 60, Issue 6 p. 1102-1119 Free Access Christianity and Islam among the Mossi1 ELLIOTT P. SKINNER, ELLIOTT P. SKINNER Columbia UniversitySearch for more papers by this author ELLIOTT P. SKINNER, ELLIOTT P. SKINNER Columbia UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1958 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1958.60.6.02a00050Citations: 11 1 This article is an expanded version of a paper read at a meeting of the American Anthro- pological Association in Chicago, 1957. The field work on which this analysis is based was con- ducted among the Mossi of Ouagadougou from November 1955 to January 1957, and was made possible by a Fellowship from The Ford Foundation African Studies Program. Needless to say, all ideas contained herein are my own. During these months among the Mossi I lived both in the predominantly Moslem district of Nobere‘, and in the district of Manga, which has a fairly large Catholic population. I am indebted to Conrad Arensberg, Joseph Greenberg, Marvin Harris, and Ben Zimmermann for many helpful suggestions. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Cited Anderson, John Norman Darymple 1954 Islamic law in Africa. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office. AndrÉ, P. J. 1924 L'Islam Noir: Contribution à l'étude des confréries religieuses islamiques en Afrique Occidentale, suivie d'une étude sur l'Islam au Dahomey. Paris, Geuther. Assemblies of God Mission 1934 Report of the Assemblies of God Mission to the Mossi, Upper Volta. Springfield, Missouri, Gospel Publishing House. Bouniol, Joseph 1929 The White Fathers and their missions. London, Sands and Company. Considine, John Joseph 1954 Africa, world of new men. New York, Dodd, Mead. Cooksey, Joseph J., and Alexander Mcleish 1931 Religion and civilization in West Africa. London, World Dominion Press. Delafosse, Maurice 1912 Haut-Sénégal-Niger. 3 vols. Paris, Emile Larose. Delobson, Dim 1934 Les Secrets des Sorciers Noirs. Paris, Librairie Émile Nourry. Dubois, Felix 1896 Tombouctou la mysterieuse. Paris, Ernest Flammarion. Dupont, AndrÉ 1949 La Rapide evolution des Africains dans la Haute Volta. Paris, Marche Coloniaux, 5 Annee, no. 163. (Janvier 1.). Gorer, Geoffrey 1935 Africa dances. New York, A. A. Knopf. Gouilly, Alphonse 1952 L'Islam dans l'Afrique Occidentale Francaise. Paris, Larose. Greenberg, Joseph 1946 The influence of Islam on a Sudanese religion. New York, Monographs of the American Ethnological Society No. 10. Le Chatelier, A. 1899 L'Islam dans l'Afrique Occidentale. Paris, G. Steinheil. Marty, Paul 1917 Etudes sur l'Islam au Sénégal. 2 vols. Paris, Leroux. Quellien, Alain 1910 La politique musulmane dans l'Afrique Occidentale Francaise. Paris, Larose. Sanders, Raymond 1953 Meet the Mossi. Springfield, Missouri, Gospel Publishing House. Socquet, Msgr 1956 L'Église Catholic en Afrique Noire. Paris, Magazine de l'A.O.F. no. 15 (Aout). Tauxier, Louis 1912 Le Noir du Soudan. Paris, Émile Larose. Citing Literature Volume60, Issue6December 1958Pages 1102-1119 ReferencesRelatedInformation