Shrines of the Slave Trade

Shrines of the Slave Trade
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9780195352474
ISBN-13 : 0195352475
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Book Synopsis Shrines of the Slave Trade by : Robert M. Baum

Download or read book Shrines of the Slave Trade written by Robert M. Baum and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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