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Publication Date: August 22, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0253207134 | ISBN-13: 978-0253207135 | Edition: annotated edition

"... a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." —Journal of Religion in Africa

This 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali. It constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology. The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic.

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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press; annotated edition edition (August 22, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0253207134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0253207135
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
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