Sundiata an Epic of Old Mali

Name: Sundiata an Epic of Old Mali
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ISBN: 9781405849425

ISBN-10: 1405849428

ISBN-13: 9781405849425

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: G. D. Pickett, D. T. Niane

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This is a revision of Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, a best seller for 30 years. Retold by 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 the epic tale, based on an actual figure, of Sundiata (Sunjata). Part history and part legend, it tells how Sundiata fulfilled the prophesies that he would unite the twelve kingdoms of Mali into a powerful empire. This Revised Edition includes background information which provides a geographical, religious, social, and political context for the story. A ' who' s who of characters' and ' a glossary of places' will…

Book details

List price: $24.20
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Publication date: 10/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 99999
Size: 5.05" wide x 7.75" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



Map


Introduction to the Revised Edition


Background Information


Geography


Religion


Society


Politics Oral Tradition, Pronunciation and Spelling Who's Who of Characters/Glossary of Places Preface


The Story of Sundiata


The Words of the Griot Mamadou Kouyatï¿½


The First Kings of Mali


The Buffalo Woman


The Lion Child


Childhood


The Lions Awakening


Exile


Soumaoro Kantï¿½: The Sorcerer King


History


The Baobab Leaves


The Return


The Names of the Heroes


Nana Triban and Balla Fassï¿½kï¿½


Krina


The Empire


Kouroukan Fougan or The Division of the World


Niani


Eternal Mali Authors


Notes