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Louis Diène Faye
Born13 February 1936
Nationality Senegalese
Occupation(s) Historian, author, theologian, essayist, songwriter, Member of the Council of BSDA ( Dakar)
Known for History and religion
Notable work"Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer"

Louis Diène Faye (born 13 February 1936 at Joal) [1] [2] is a Senegalese anthropologist, [3] author and scholar of Serer religion, history and culture. Himself of Serer heritage, he undertook his secondary schooling at Thiès (in Senegal) before proceeding to study religious sciences and audio-visual at the Catholic University of Lyon. [1] [4]

Faye has authored several books and scientific papers and quoted by many scholars who interacted with him. [5] Some of his famous work include :

  • "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer", Le Nouvelles Editions Africaines (1983), ISBN  2-7236-0868-9 [3] [6]
  • "Éducation et mariage: le monde seereer" - tradition orale, Nouvelles Éditions africaines du Sénégal (2006), ISBN  2723614662 [2] [7]

Other fields

As well as his academic field, Faye is also songwriter and a producer-director at the O.R.T.S. [1] He is a member of the Council d'administration du BSDA (Bureau Sénégalais du Droit d'Auteur), at Dakar. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Faye, Louis Diène, "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer", Le Nouvelles Editions Africaines (1983), (biography, back cover), ISBN  2-7236-0868-9
  2. ^ a b In Stanford [1] (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
  3. ^ a b The African book publishing record, Volume 10, Hans Zell Ltd., 1984, p 218, ( University of California)
  4. ^ Editor : Ndour, Saliou, "L'Industrie musicale au Sénégal: essai d'analyse", African Books Collective (2008), p 119, ISBN  2869782349 [2] (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
  5. ^ Boyd-Buggs, Debra, Scott, Joyce Hope, "Camel Tracks: Critical Perspectives on Sahelian Literatures", Africa World Press (2003), p 56, ISBN  0865437572 [3] (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
  6. ^ "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer" (in) Google books (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
  7. ^ "Le Prophète William Wade Harris: son message d'humilité et de progrès" (in) Google books (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
  8. ^ World Intellectual Property Organization, United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property, "Copyright, Volume 28", World Intellectual Property Organization (1992), pp 116, 118