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" . . . a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." —Journal of Religion in Africa

This 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali. It constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology. The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic.

The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition

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" . . . a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." —Journal of Religion in AfricaThis 750-year-old epic... Read more

    Publisher: Indiana University Press
    Publication Date: 22/08/1992
    ISBN13: 9780253207135, 978-0253207135
    ISBN10: 0253207134

    Number of Pages: 160

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    " . . . a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." —Journal of Religion in Africa

    This 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali. It constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology. The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic.

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