Issa Laye Thiaw | |
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Born |
Issa Laye Thiaw 1943 Sangué, (Thies region), in Senegal |
Nationality | Senegalese |
Occupation | Historian, theologian, author, essayist |
Known for | Serer religion |
Notable work |
"La femme Seereer", "La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation." |
"La femme Seereer",
Issa Laye Thiaw (born 1943 at Sangué, Thies region of Senegal) is a Senegalese historian, theologian, and author on Serer religion, Serer tradition and history. 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).
Some of Thiaw's works include: