Shrines of the slave trade : Diola religion and society in precolonial Senegambia / Robert M. Baum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baum, Robert M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diola (African people)--Religion.

Diola (African people).

Slave trade--Senegal--Esulalu--History.

Slave trade.

Esulalu (Senegal)--Religion.

Esulalu (Senegal).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Other Title:

Diola religion and society in precolonial Senegambia

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text aims to reconstruct religious and social history of Diola communities in southern Senegal during the precolonial era, when Atlantic slave trade was at its height. It shows how leaders used religion to regulate the influence of the trade, and demonstrates how this changed religious life.

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Introduction; 1 The Historical Study of African Traditional Religions; 2 Encountering Esulalu: An Introduction; 3 The Origins of the Diola-Esulalu; 4 Koonjaen, Floup, and the Forging of a Diola-Esulalu Religious Tradition in the Eighteenth Century; 5 Slaves, Trade, and Religious Change in Eighteenth-Century Esulalu; 6 Strangers within Their Borders: Esulalu Religion in the Era of French Expansion, 1800-1880; 7 The Elaboration of Tradition: Esulalu Religion, 1800-1880; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: Chronology in Diola-Esulalu Oral Traditions; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p257-281) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

9780197741184

0197741185

9781280761720

1280761725

9780195352474

0195352475

OCLC:

252642287

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32698 hdl