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Subject:
Africanization of Islamic ritual or Islamization of African Culture
From:
"Malanding S. Jaiteh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 10:15:55 -0400
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Folks,
I am very curious about the origins of two culturally important items in the Senegambia region. These are "NASO" and "SAFO" both Mandingka words. Safo being JUJU (English?) TE-RE (Wollof) and NASO is Saafara (Wollof). I do not know the English word for "naso". Are these items some form of Africanization of Islamic rituals or Islamization of the African culture?

Malanding Jaiteh

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