West Africa's women of God: Alinesitoué and the Diola prophetic tradition
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 c...
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0253017882 |