Contemporary Dynamics of the Bou Kounta Qadiri Community

By Maria Grosz-Ngaté

Ndankh_Bouna Kounta 30 July 2011

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Creator: Cheikh Becaye Kounta
Bouna Mouhamed Kounta
Toba Diagne Haidara
Contributing Institutions: Maria Grosz-Ngate; MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University
Contributor: Gana Ndiaye
Description: Cheikh Bouna Mouhamed Kounta, the imam of Ndankh, and Cheikh Bécaye Kounta provide a detailed history and genealogy of the founding family of Ndankh, drawing on their extensive research. They cover the arrival of Cheikh Bounama, father of Ndiassane founder Cheikh Bou Kounta, in Senegal; his settlement in Ndankh following his religious education under Cheikh Sidy Makhtar Kounta in the southwestern Sahara desert; and his contribution to the expansion of the Qadiri Path. They also elaborate on religious education and on the history of relations between Ndankh and Ndiassane. Interview conducted in Wolof by Toba Diagne Haïdara. Translated into French by Gana Ndiaye.
Date: July 30, 2011
Date Range: 2010-2019
Location: Ndankh, Senegal
Format: Audio/mp3
Language: French
Wolof
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Digitizer: Maria Grosz-Ngaté