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Koox (from Saafi,[1] var : Kooh[2][3], Kiim Koox[4] or Koox Sene) is a deity in the Serer religion.[4] Amongst the Serer Saafi and Noon ― both Cangin speakers, Koox is the supreme creator deity, distinct from the Serer Seh supreme deity, Roog.[3][4] The Cangin speakers are part of the Serer ethnic group of Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania but do not speak the Serer language.[4][5]

Etymology

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Symbol for Koox.[6]

The name Koox, pronounced and sometimes spelt Kooh, comes from the Cangin language, Saafen in particular.[1] Among the Saafi people, Koox means the "atmospheric supreme God" or "God of rain and the heavens".[4][7][3]

Worship

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Main articles: Serer religion and Saltigue
Further information: Saafi people and Noon people

In Serer religion, Koox is associated with the heavens, especially rain.[1] Bandia, a Saafi village in Senegal, plays a key role in reciting prayers to Koox, especially when there is a drought.[4] The Serer high priests and priestesses (the Saltigues), are usually reserved for such events.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Diouf & Leichtman, p 96
  2. ^ "Notes africaines, Issues 181–190", Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Institut français d'Afrique noire, Institut français d'Afrique noire, (1984), pp 45–6
  3. ^ a b c Dupire, Marguerite, "Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée sereer ndut", KARTHALA Editions (1994), p 54, ISBN 2865374874
  4. ^ a b c d e f Diouf, Mamadou, & Leichtman, Mara, "New perspectives on Islam in Senegal: conversion, migration, wealth, power, and femininity", Palgrave Macmillan (2009), pp 93–95, 104–6, ISBN 0230606482
  5. ^ Ndiaye, Ousmane Sémou, "Diversité et unicité sérères : l’exemple de la région de Thiès", Éthiopiques, no 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 1991] [1] Serer people and religion, etc.(Retrieved : 8 June 2012)
  6. ^ Gravrand, Henry, "Le Symbolisme sereer : Mythe du Saas et symboles", « Revue de Psycho-Pathologie » vol. 9 No 2 Dakar (1971) (Published and reviewed under the title "Le symbolisme serer" [in] Psychopath. Afric. 1973, IX, 2, 237-265 [in] Pyschopathologie africaine) - (Link retrieved : 25 July 2012)
  7. ^ Also : "God of the heavens but especially rain". See: Diouf & Leichtman, p. 96
  8. ^ Galvan, Dennis Charles, The State Must Be Our Master of Fire: How Peasants Craft Culturally Sustainable Development in Senegal. Berkeley, University of California Press ( 2004). pp 86–135, 202–204

Bibliography

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  • Diouf, Mamadou, & Leichtman, Mara, "New perspectives on Islam in Senegal: conversion, migration, wealth, power, and femininity", Palgrave Macmillan (2009), pp 93–96, 104–6, ISBN 0230606482
  • Notes africaines, Issues 181–190", Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Institut français d'Afrique noire, Institut français d'Afrique noire, (1984), pp 45–6
  • Professor Maranz, David, Ph.D., "Discovery of the Raampa pictograhic writing." in Phoenicia.org
  • Galvan, Dennis Charles, The State Must Be Our Master of Fire: How Peasants Craft Culturally Sustainable Development in Senegal. Berkeley, University of California Press ( 2004). pp 86–135, 202–204
  • Ndiaye, Ousmane Sémou, "Diversité et unicité sérères : l’exemple de la région de Thiès", Éthiopiques, no 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 1991] [2] Serer people and religion, etc.(Retrieved : 8 June 2012)
  • Gravrand, Henry, "Le Symbolisme sereer : Mythe du Saas et symboles", « Revue de Psycho-Pathologie » vol. 9 No 2 Dakar (1971) (Published and reviewed under the title "Le symbolisme serer" [in] Psychopath. Afric. 1973, IX, 2, 237-265 [in] Pyschopathologie africaine) - (Link retrieved : 25 July 2012)
  • Dupire, Marguerite, "Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée sereer ndut", KARTHALA Editions (1994), p 54, ISBN 2865374874