Issa Laye Thiaw
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Issa Laye Thiaw | |
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| Born | 1943 |
| Died | 10 September 2017 (aged 73–74) |
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| Known for | Serer religion |
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Issa Laye Thiaw (1943 – 10 September 2017)[1] was a Senegalese historian, theologian and author on Serer religion, Serer tradition and history.[1] Born into a Serer family, himself the son of a Serer High Priest (Saltigue), Thiaw is a specialist in the Serer religion. He was a former researcher at the Centre d’études des civilisations (CEC; Centre for Studies in Civilizations) of Dakar.[2][3]
Some of Thiaw's works include:
- Issa Laye Thiaw. La femme Seereer, Sénégal, 2005, Sociétés africaines et diaspora. Edition L'harmattan, ISBN 2-7475-8907-2
- Issa Laye Thiaw. "La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation." In: Ethiopiques, No. 55 (1992)[4]
