| Shrines of the Slave Trade: Diola Religion and Society in Precolonial Senegambia Contributor(s): Baum, Robert M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195123921 ISBN-13: 9780195123920 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $237.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: In this groundbreaking work, Robert Baum seeks to reconstruct the religious and social history of the Diola communities in southern Senegal during the precolonial era, when the Atlantic slave trade was at its height. Baum shows that Diola community leaders used a complex of religious shrines and priesthoods to regulate and contain the influence of the slave trade. He demonstrates how this close involvement with the traders significantly changed Diola religious life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General |
| Dewey: 299.683 |
| LCCN: 98-19659 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.88" W x 9.86" (1.49 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - West Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this groundbreaking work, Robert Baum seeks to reconstruct the religious and social history of the Diola communities in southern Senegal during the precolonial era, when the Atlantic slave trade was at its height. Baum shows that Diola community leaders used a complex of religious shrines and priesthoods to regulate and contain the influence of the slave trade. He demonstrates how this close involvement with the traders significantly changed Diola religious life. |
