Louis Diène Faye Explained

Louis Diène Faye
Birth Date:	13 February 1936
Birth Place:	Joal, (Senegal)
Nationality:	Senegalese
Occupation:	Historian, author, theologian, essayist, songwriter, Member of the Council of BSDA (Dakar)
Known For:	History and religion
Notable Works:	"Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer"

Louis Diène Faye (born 13 February 1936 at Joal)^[1] is a Senegalese anthropologist,^[2] 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] [3]}

Faye has authored several books and scientific papers and quoted by many scholars who interacted with him.^[4] Some of his famous work include :

• "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer", Le Nouvelles Editions Africaines (1983), ^{[2] [5]}
• "Éducation et mariage: le monde seereer" - tradition orale, Nouvelles Éditions africaines du Sénégal (2006), ^{[6] [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]

Notes and References

1. Faye, Louis Diène, "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer", Le Nouvelles Editions Africaines (1983), (biography, back cover),
2. The African book publishing record, Volume 10, Hans Zell Ltd., 1984, p 218, (University of California)
3. Editor : Ndour, Saliou, "L'Industrie musicale au Sénégal: essai d'analyse", African Books Collective (2008), p 119, https://books.google.com/books?id=7NbMs6ysfRUC&dq=Louis+Di%C3%A8ne+Faye&pg=PA119 (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
4. Boyd-Buggs, Debra, Scott, Joyce Hope, "Camel Tracks: Critical Perspectives on Sahelian Literatures", Africa World Press (2003), p 56, https://books.google.com/books?id=OU5smBgGku0C&dq=Louis+Di%C3%A8ne+Faye&pg=PA56 (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=GN1BAAAAYAAJ&q=Louis+Di%C3%A8ne+Faye "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer" (in) Google books
6. In Stanford http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6817830 (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=FrIwAQAAIAAJ&q=Louis+Di%C3%A8ne+Faye "Le Prophète William Wade Harris: son message d'humilité et de progrès" (in) Google books
8. [World Intellectual Property Organization]