Format:
XII, 172 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten, Notenbeispiele
ISBN:
9789004347960
Series Statement:
African sources for African history volume 15
Content:
The Epic of Sumanguru Kante contains the Bamana text and English translation of griot Abdoulaye Sako's oral narrative of the life of Sumanguru, recorded in 1997 in Koulikoro (Mali), together with explanatory notes, a scholarly introduction, and sections on the Bamana language and musical accompaniment. Sumanguru is a familiar figure within Manding epic oral traditions about ancient Mali. But while these narratives generally focus on Sunjata Keita, Sako's oral poem is rare in according Sumanguru the central role. In so doing he includes hitherto undocumented episodes relating to Sumanguru's life and role as the ruler of Soso, the little known state said to have flourished in the western Sudan between the fall of ancient Ghana and rise of ancient Mali
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-90-04-34933-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Mali
;
Malinke
;
Epos
;
Mündliche Überlieferung
