Papa Seer

Issa Laye Thiaw (1943 – 10 September 2017) was 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; 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.