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Author Baum, Robert M., author

Title West Africa's women of God : Alinesitoué and the Diola prophetic tradition / Robert M. Baum
Published Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2015

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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
Summary West Africa's Women of God examines the history of direct revelation from Emitai, the Supreme Being, which has been central to the Diola religion from before European colonization to the present day. Robert M. Baum charts the evolution of this movement from its origins as an exclusively male tradition to one that is largely female. He traces the response of Diola to the distinct challenges presented by conquest, colonial rule, and the post-colonial era. Looking specifically at the work of the most famous Diola woman prophet, Alinesitou, ̌ Baum addresses the history of prophecy in West Africa and its impact on colonialism, the development of local religious traditions, and the role of women in religious communities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Diatta, Aline Sitoe
SUBJECT Diatta, Aline Sitoe fast
Subject Diola (African people) -- Religion
Women prophets -- Senegal
Prophecy -- Political aspects -- Senegal
Prophecy -- Social aspects -- Senegal
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
RELIGION -- Sexuality & Gender Studies.
Diola (African people) -- Religion
Prophecy -- Social aspects
Women prophets
Senegal
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780253017918
0253017912