{"product_id":"corpus-of-early-accounts-of-the-sunjata-epic-18891959-9780197267387","title":"Corpus of Early Accounts of the Sunjata Epic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of maps \u0026amp; 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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358978113879,"sku":"9780197267387","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197267387.jpg?v=1754123068","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/corpus-of-early-accounts-of-the-sunjata-epic-18891959-9780197267387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}