Memories of the Slave Trade: Ritual and the Historical Imagination in Sierra Leone
Rosalind Shaw examines the ways Sierra Leoneans remember and interpret the slave trade. Focusing on ritual and historical imagination, this study explores cultural memory, historical consciousness, and the enduring significance of slavery’s legacy in Sierra Leone.
About This Book
Memories of the Slave Trade examines how the history of slavery is remembered and represented in Sierra Leone.
Rosalind Shaw explores the relationship between ritual practices and historical imagination.
The book considers how communities engage with the legacy of the slave trade through cultural memory.
It offers a focused contribution to the study of Sierra Leone, African history, and the anthropology of memory.
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