TY  - GEN
AU  - Niane,Djibril Tamsir
TI  - Sundiata: an epic of old Mali 
SN  - 0582264758
AV  - DT532.2  NIA 1965
PY  - 1965///
CY  - London
PB  - Longman
KW  -  Africa Africa
KW  - Mali (Empire)
KW  - Folk literature, Mandingo
KW  - History
KW  - Keita, Soundiata, -1255
KW  - Keita, Soundiata, d. 1255
KW  - Legends
KW  - Legends Africa Mali
KW  - Mali (Empire) History
KW  - Mali History
KW  - Mandingo (African people) Kings and rulers
KW  - Tales
KW  - Mali empire
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -