Epic Traditions of Africa

Name: Epic Traditions of Africa
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ISBN: 9780253212818

ISBN-10: 0253212812

ISBN-13: 9780253212818

Edition: 1999

Authors: Stephen Belcher

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"Belcher's volume contains a much needed and extremely well-integrated overview and discussion of a vast inter-related West African culture complex that deserves and requires the kind of original, insightful treatment it receives here." -- David ConradEpic Traditions of Africa crosses boundaries of language, distance, and time to gather material from diverse African oral epic traditions. Stephen Belcher explores the rich past and poetic force of African epics and places them in historical and social, as well as artistic contexts. Colorful narratives from Central and West African traditions are illuminated along with texts that are more widely available to Western readers -- the Mande…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 10/22/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



preface


Introduction



Elements of Epic Traditions



Epics of Central Africa



Hunters' Traditions and Epics



Traditions of the Soninke



Sunjata and the Traditions of the Manden



Segou and the Bamana



Traditions of the Fula



Emergent Traditions



Conclusion


Appendix: Published Epic Texts


Glossary


Notes


References


Index