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Customs of the Moslem Ouolof (Circle of Baol)
Publications de Comité d'études Historiques et Scientifiques de l'Afrique Occidentale Française • (8) • Published In 1939 • Pages: HRAF MS: 38 [Original: 147-193 ]
By: Fayet, M. J. C., Cone, Michèle N..
Abstract
Fayet, a French colonial administrator, discusses various Wolof institutions such as family, marriage, kinship, property rights, inheritance, gifts, contracts, and liability primarily from the judicial or legal point of view.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Circle of Baol
- Notes
- M. J. C. Fayet
- Translation of: Coutume des Ouolof Musulmans (Cercle du Baol)
- The original French text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by Michèle N. Cone
- LCSH
- Wolof (African people)