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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b In Stanford [1] (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
- ^ a b The African book publishing record, Volume 10, Hans Zell Ltd., 1984, p 218, (University of California)
- ^ Editor : Ndour, Saliou, "L'Industrie musicale au Sénégal: essai d'analyse", African Books Collective (2008), p 119, ISBN 2869782349 [2] (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer" (in) Google books (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
- ^ "Le Prophète William Wade Harris: son message d'humilité et de progrès" (in) Google books (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
- ^ World Intellectual Property Organization, United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property, "Copyright, Volume 28", World Intellectual Property Organization (1992), pp 116, 118
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