Mahi people
The Mahi are a people of
Ouemé rivers, north of the Dassa hills.[clarification needed
]
The Mahi identity was formed in the 16th century as a result of the expansionism of the
Ouemé river and Dassa hills, unified to resist attacks from Dahomy, and the Mahi people were formed.[1]
The Mahi established their own kingdom, Fitta, toward the end of the 18th century, and were a target of the slave trade before French colonization at the end of the 19th century.[2][3] Because of the slave-trade to the Americas, Mahi influence can be found in Afro-Brazilian religions.[4][5]
See also
- Rulers of the Mahi state of Fitta
- Rulers of the Mahi state of Savalu
References
- ^ Tô-vi (2020-11-01). "LES ORIGINES DU PEUPLE MAHI DANS L'OUEST DU BENIN". Auletch Benin (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ISSN 0008-0055.
- ^ Pierre-Yves Le Meur, « », Development and Change, no 37, 2006 (DOI 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2006.00505.x.)
- ISBN 978-85-85930-45-5.
- ISBN 978-85-314-0475-7.
Sources
- Aderinto, Saheed (2017). African Kingdoms: An Encyclopedia of Empires and Civilizations. p. 188. ISBN 9781610695794.
- Castro, Yeda Pessoa de (2004). Sistema Estadual de Planejamento (ed.). A língua mina-jeje no Brasil: um falar africano em Ouro Preto do século XVIII (in Portuguese). ISBN 8585930454.
- Fage, J. D.; Gray, Richard; Oliver, Roland Anthony (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Vol. 4. ISBN 9780521204132.
- Verger, Pierre (1999). EdUSP (ed.). Notas sobre o culto aos orixás e voduns na Bahia de Todos os Santos, no Brasil, e na antiga costa dos escravos, na África (in Portuguese). ISBN 8531404754.
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- Fadaïro, Dominique (2001). L'Harmattan (ed.). PARLONS FON: Langue et culture du Bénin (in French). ISBN 2747515915.
- Parés, Luis Nicolau (2016). Companhia das Letras (ed.). O rei, o pai e a morte: A religião vodum na antiga Costa dos Escravos na África Ocidental (in Portuguese). ISBN 9788543806372.
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