The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780253207135 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 160 str.

John William Johnson; Fa-Digi Sisoko

Opis

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