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Shrines of the Slave Trade: Diola Religion and Society in Precolonial Senegambia | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert M. Baum
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 636103
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 0195123921
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.6832
EAN: 9780195123920
ASIN: 0195123921
Publication Date: May 13, 1999
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Condition: Oxford Univ Press. No dj. May have some minor shelfwear. Interior is clean and the binding is tight. VG/-- or better.
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Product 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.
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The Fascinating scope of African Religion. April 22, 2000
Abu Ibrihim Ibn al-Halaj Y'Izza (Dakar, Senegal)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Baum has done an excellent job at capturing the impact of slavery on traditional African religion. The fact that an often ignored subject is gaining insightful scolarly attention is great and represents a definite progression within the feild.
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