Issa Laye Thiaw

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Issa Laye Thiaw (1943 – 10 September 2017)^[1] was a Senegalese historian, theologian and author on Serer religion, Serer tradition and history.^[1] 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; Centre for Studies in Civilizations) of Dakar.^[2][3]

Issa Laye Thiaw
Born	1943 Sangué, Thies region, French Senegal[1]
Died	10 September 2017(2017-09-10) (aged 73–74)
Occupations	Historian theologian author essayist
Known for	Serer religion
Notable work	La femme Seereer "La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation"

Some of Thiaw's works include:

• Issa Laye Thiaw. La femme Seereer, Sénégal, 2005, Sociétés africaines et diaspora. Edition L'harmattan, ISBN 2-7475-8907-2
• Issa Laye Thiaw. "La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation." In: Ethiopiques, No. 55 (1992)^[4]

See also

• Serer people
• Serer religion
• List of Senegalese writers