Sunjata A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples

Name: Sunjata A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples
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ISBN: 9780872206977

ISBN-10: 0872206971

ISBN-13: 9780872206977

Edition: 2004

Authors: David Conrad, Djanka Tassey CondÃ©, Djanka Tassey Conde

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A pillar of the West African oral tradition for centuries, this epic traces the adventures and achievements of the Mande hero, Sunjata, as he liberates his people from Sumaworo Kanté, the sorcerer king of Soso, and establishes the great medieval empire of Mali. David Conrad conveys the strong narrative thrust of the Sunjata epic in his presentation of substantial excerpts from his translation of a performance by Djanka Tassey Condé. Readers approaching the epic for the first time will appreciate the translation's highly readable, poetic English as well as Conrad's informative Introduction and notes. Scholars will find the familiar heroes and heroines taking on new dimensions, secondary…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 0.35" wide x 8.46" long x 5.47" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Note on the map of the Mande Heartland (map A)


Map A : the Mande Heartland and related Jamanaw


Map B : West Africa and area of detail according to oral tradition



Blessings, introductions, and prophets of Islam



Seven kings of Manden



The search for a special wife



Two hunters arrive in Manden



Do Kamissa the buffalo woman



Do Kamissa's revelations



Death of the buffalo



Sogolon Wulen Conde of Do ni Kiri



A new sorceress wife for the Mansa of Konfara



The childhood of Ma'an Sunjata



Step-brother rivalry and nine sorceresses of Manden



Mistaken murder and the question of exile



Departure for exile



A visit to Soso



The birth of Fakoli



How Tenenba acquired Fakoli : Sumaworo's quest for the Soso Bala



The sacrifice of Kosiya Kante



Tenenba and Fakoli visit the sacred sites



Sumaworo's tyranny over Manden



The expedition to find Sunjata and return him to Manden



Kolonkan finds meat for guests from Manden



Manden Bori's anger and Kolonkan's curse



Sogolon bestows the legacy of Maghan Konfara



The burial of Sogolon and departure from Nema



The return of Sunjata



Conde pride and descent from Adama



Fakoli reveals his power



Fakoli explains his dilemma and takes his leave from Manden



Fakoli finds trouble in Soso



A visit to Kamanjan in Sibi



A strategic alliance : Kolonkan's marriage



The battle of Negeboriya



Trading insults and swearing oaths



The battle of Dakajalan and Fakoli's revenge



The campaign against Jolofin Mansa