Shrines of the Slave Trade
Download or Read eBook Shrines of the Slave Trade PDF 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.
Author | : Robert M. Baum |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1999-05-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195352474 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195352475 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shrines of the Slave Trade by : Robert M. Baum
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.