| Intro | Historian |
| Is |
Religious scholar Historian Theologian |
| From | Senegal |
| Type |
Religion Social science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
1 January 1943, Thiès, Senegal |
| Age | 78 years |
Issa Laye Thiaw (born 1943 at Sangué, Thies region of Senegal) is a Senegalese historian, theologian, and author on Serer religion, Serer tradition and history. 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) de Dakar (Centre for Studies in Civilizations of Dakar).
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.” Dans: Ethiopiques, No. 55 (1992)