ISBN:
9780197267387
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 389 Seiten
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Karten
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24 cm
Edition:
First edition
Series Statement:
Fontes historiae Africanae [new series], 23
Series Statement:
Fontes historiae Africanae
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
960
Keywords:
Sundyata
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Mythos
;
Epos
;
Herrscher
;
Griot
;
Mande
;
Westafrika
;
Keita, Soundiata, / -1255
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Legends / Mali
;
Mandingo (African people) / Folklore.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
;
Quelle
;
Quelle
;
Westafrika
;
Mande
;
Herrscher
;
Epos
;
Griot
;
Mythos
;
Sundyata
Abstract:
"The Sunjata epic is a foundational oral narrative for Manding populations of West Africa and claims to describe the origins of the famed medieval empire of Mali. It is both a historical source and an artistic creation of West African oral specialists, the griots (jèliw). Despite its importance, the epic is known to Anglophone non-specialists only through a handful of accounts published after 1960. Corpus of Early Accounts of the Sunjata Epic, 1889-1959 presents twenty understudied versions of the epic, recorded during the colonial period, that are not easily accessible. Previously published in French and German colonial periodicals, here these sources are translated into English, each with a scholarly introduction, allowing the reader to appreciate each version's context and purpose."
Note:
"Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press"
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Includes translations from the French and Manding
