The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition (African Epic)

by John William Johnson (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $26.49

  ...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.