Robert Piętek

Robert Piętek is a Professor at the Institute of History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Siedlce. His research focuses on historical dynamics of social exclusion, religious authority, and gender roles in pre-colonial and early colonial African societies, with particular emphasis on the Kongo Kingdom (15th-17th centuries). He has published 23 works with a ministerial score of 535.

Key research areas:

• History of the Kongo Kingdom
• Christianity in colonial Africa
• Gender and social hierarchies
• Religious authority structures
• Missionary impact on African societies