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The epic of Kelefaa Saane
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ISBN: 1282577018 9786612577017 0253004241 9780253004246 9780253354631 0253354633 Year: 2010 Publisher: Bloomington Indiana University Press

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This powerful and popular epic honors the legendary warrior prince of Kaabu and Mandinka cultural hero, Kelefaa Saane. A standard of the griot repertoire, the epic of Kelefaa Saane is customarily taught to young performers at the beginning of their careers. Sirifo Camara's masterful recitation was recorded in Dakar in 1987. It has been transcribed in Mandinka and is translated into English here for the first time. The epic, as it describes Kelefaa's life and exploits, relates what it means to be Mandinka. Kelefaa's extraordinary prowess and virtue derive from the political, social, moral, and theological founding myths of the Mandinka people. This beautiful and engaging performance provides a unique perspective on the intellectual and literary heritage of West Africa.


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African oral epic poetry
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ISBN: 0773444335 9780773444331 9780773440876 0773440879 Year: 2013 Publisher: Lewiston Edwin Mellen Press

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Professor Pointer is the first person to offer an English translation of the Epic of Kambili, an African heroic myth. The book is careful to point out that this text deserves to be read by myth scholars and shows that the literary tradition of epic myth-telling extends to Africa through its oral folklore. The author argues that the story should be treated as an epic myth that was pieced together by different authors over several centuries, which may or may not have been the result of observing real events. It may have been an imaginative narrative representing cultural norms with verbal symbol


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L'empire du verbe et l'éloquence du silence : vers une anthropologie du discours dans les groupes dits dominés au Sahel
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ISBN: 3896452150 Year: 2003 Volume: 120 Publisher: Cologne : Köppe,


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De draaiende put : een studie naar de relatie tussen het Sunjata-epos en de samenleving in de Haut-Niger(Mali).
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ISBN: 9073782481 Year: 1996 Publisher: Leiden Onderzoekschool CNWS

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