West Africa's women of God Alinesitoué and the Diola prophetic tradition / Robert M. Baum.

Author/creator Baum, Robert M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Descriptionx, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Prophets, gender, and religious change among the Diola of Senegambia -- The Diola: an ethnographic introduction -- Koonjaen, Felupe, and Diola prophets in precolonial Senegambia -- Women prophets, colonization, and the creation of community shrines of Emitai, 1890-1913 -- Prophetism at the peak of colonial rule, 1914-1939 -- Alinesitoué Diatta and the crisis of the war years, 1939-1944 -- The prophetic teachings of Alinesitoué, her successors, and a contested Diola prophetic tradition.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015027314
ISBN9780253017673 (cloth)
ISBN9780253017888 (pbk.)

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