Narratives as Muslim Practice in Senegal

Mamarame Seck is a native of Senegal. He received his PhD in linguistics from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African-American Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His recent publications include a chapter in Communication Wolof et Societé Sénégalaise : Héritage et Création.

«In this remarkable study, Mamarame Seck provides a richly detailed ethnographic exploration of oral narratives from the Sufi communities of Senegal and their diaspora. His discourse analysis illuminates the linguistic function of the stories of Sufi saints and provides valuable examples of these tales. Students of Islamic mysticism and African studies will welcome this important contribution to the study of Sufism.» (Carl W. Ernst, Kenan Distinguished Professor, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)