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The Corpus enables in-depth study of the coherence of and variation within the Sunjata epic oral tradition. It presents a rich evocation of this still-living performance tradition during almost the entirety of the Western Sudan's turbulent period of European colonial control, from the late 1880s to 1959.

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List of maps & figures Acknowledgements Note on translations Foreword: A Platform for Re-Examining History and Praise, the Public and the Personal, in the Sunjata CorpusPaulo Fernando de Moraes Farias: Maps Introduction: Towards a history of the Sunjata epic 1: Emile Hourst: The legend of Somangoro and Sundiata from Kulikoro 2: Jean-Gilbert Jaime: The legend of Sumanguru from Kulikoro 3: Fernand Quiquandon: 'The history of Manding power according to legend and tradition' - Sunjata's epic from the griots of Kenedugu fàama Tieba Traore, ruler of Sikasso 4: Charles Monteil: Two Khasonka versions of the legend of 'Simanguru and Sun-Jata' 5: The history of Sundiata from a Kita chronicle 6: Mamadou Diakite: Genealogy of the Keïta - an Umarian account of Sunjata 7: Mamadou Diakite: Historical legends of the Nioro region 8: Bathily: An oral performance of the Sunjata epic from Nioro's Western Sudanese chronicle 9: Mamadi Aïssa Kaba Diakite: The history of the war between the empires of Sosso and Mande 10: Kande Kanote: The legend of Sundiata 11: Habibou Sissoko: Additional material on the legend of Sundiata 12: Kieba Koate 'Korongo': The Sunjatta legend of the Malinke people 13: Jules Vidal: The 'official' legend of Sundiata, founder of the Mali empire 14: Bakary Diabate: Sundiata - Abdoulaye Sadji's hero for the Negritude movement 15: Mamby Sidibé: Sundiata Keita, historical and legendary hero, emperor of the Manding 16: Théatre dahoméen: The Tricks of Jegue 17: Maximilien Quénum: The legend of Fama-Sundiata 18: René Guillot: The Magic Arrow 19: Paul Humblot: Episodes from the legend of Sondiata 20: Ali Sawse: A Wolof version of Sunjata Glossary Table of episodes Index of common names Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780197267387, 978-0197267387
      ISBN10: 0197267386
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Corpus enables in-depth study of the coherence of and variation within the Sunjata epic oral tradition. It presents a rich evocation of this still-living performance tradition during almost the entirety of the Western Sudan's turbulent period of European colonial control, from the late 1880s to 1959.

      Table of Contents
      List of maps & figures Acknowledgements Note on translations Foreword: A Platform for Re-Examining History and Praise, the Public and the Personal, in the Sunjata CorpusPaulo Fernando de Moraes Farias: Maps Introduction: Towards a history of the Sunjata epic 1: Emile Hourst: The legend of Somangoro and Sundiata from Kulikoro 2: Jean-Gilbert Jaime: The legend of Sumanguru from Kulikoro 3: Fernand Quiquandon: 'The history of Manding power according to legend and tradition' - Sunjata's epic from the griots of Kenedugu fàama Tieba Traore, ruler of Sikasso 4: Charles Monteil: Two Khasonka versions of the legend of 'Simanguru and Sun-Jata' 5: The history of Sundiata from a Kita chronicle 6: Mamadou Diakite: Genealogy of the Keïta - an Umarian account of Sunjata 7: Mamadou Diakite: Historical legends of the Nioro region 8: Bathily: An oral performance of the Sunjata epic from Nioro's Western Sudanese chronicle 9: Mamadi Aïssa Kaba Diakite: The history of the war between the empires of Sosso and Mande 10: Kande Kanote: The legend of Sundiata 11: Habibou Sissoko: Additional material on the legend of Sundiata 12: Kieba Koate 'Korongo': The Sunjatta legend of the Malinke people 13: Jules Vidal: The 'official' legend of Sundiata, founder of the Mali empire 14: Bakary Diabate: Sundiata - Abdoulaye Sadji's hero for the Negritude movement 15: Mamby Sidibé: Sundiata Keita, historical and legendary hero, emperor of the Manding 16: Théatre dahoméen: The Tricks of Jegue 17: Maximilien Quénum: The legend of Fama-Sundiata 18: René Guillot: The Magic Arrow 19: Paul Humblot: Episodes from the legend of Sondiata 20: Ali Sawse: A Wolof version of Sunjata Glossary Table of episodes Index of common names Bibliography Index

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