Issa Laye Thiaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Issa Laye Thiaw 1943 |
| Died | 10 September 2017 (aged 73–74) |
| Occupations | Historian, theologian, author, essayist |
| Known for | Serer religion |
| Notable work | "La femme Seereer", "La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation." |
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) de Dakar (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]
- ^ a b c Obituary of Professor Issa Laye Thiaw : "Our special tribute to Professor Issa Laye Thiaw", by The Seereer Resource Centre, Seereer Radio and Seereer Heritage Press. Published: 11 September 2017 [1] Archived 18 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in French) Enracinement et Ouverture. Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux, Colloque à la Fondation Konrad Adenauer, Dakar, 23 et 24 June 2009, p. 4.
- ^ Fatou K. Camara. The Temple for women initiates: An alternative religious and cultural institution. University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
- ^ János Riesz, Papa Samba Diop, Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink, Ute Fendler, Christoph Vatter. Littératures et sociétés africaines, p. 483. Gunter Narr Verlag, 2001. ISBN 3-8233-5854-5