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Sundiata : an epic of old Mali /

Niane, Djibril Tamsir. 1932-

Sundiata : an epic of old Mali / [by] D. T. Niane. Translated by G.D. Pickett. - ix, 96 pages : map. - Longman African Writers .

History

Notes

The words of the griot Mamadou Kouyat
Ťhe first kings of Mali
The buffalo woman
The lion child
Childhood
The lion's awakening
Exile
Soumaoro Kant :̌ the sorcerer king
History
The baobab leaves
The return
The names of the heroes
Nana Triban and Balla Fassǩ
Ǩrina
The empire
Kouroukan Fougan or the division of the world
Niani
Eternal Mali

Retold by generations of griots - the guardians of African culture - this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic - part history, part legend - and a great adventure story

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Africa Africa
Mali (Empire)
Folk literature, Mandingo
History
Keita, Soundiata, -1255
Keita, Soundiata, d. 1255
Legends
Legends Africa Mali
Mali (Empire) History
Mali History
Mandingo (African people) Kings and rulers
Tales


Mali empire.

DT532.2 / NIA 1965