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050 0 0 _aPL8010
_b.O72 1997
082 0 0 _a896
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245 0 0 _aOral epics from Africa :
_bvibrant voices from a vast continent /
_cedited by John William Johnson, Thomas A. Hale, Stephen Belcher.
260 _aBloomington :
_bIndiana University Press,
_cc1997.
300 _axxii, 331 p. :
_b1 map ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aAfrican epic series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-314) and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: The Oral Epic in Africa --
_tSoninke Epics.
_g1.
_tThe Epic of Wagadu --
_tMande Epics.
_g2.
_tThe Epic of Son-Jara (Maninka).
_g3.
_tThe Epic of Fa-Jigi (Wasulunka).
_g4.
_tThe Epic of Bamana Segu (Bamana).
_g5.
_tThe Epic of Sonsan of Kaarta (Bamana).
_g6.
_tThe Epic of Almami Samori Toure (Bamana).
_g7.
_tThe Epic of Musadu (Maninka).
_g8.
_tThe Epic of Kelefa Saane (Mandinka).
_g9.
_tThe Epic of Kambili (Wasulunka).
_g10.
_tThe Epic of Sara (Maninka) --
_tSonghay and Zarma Epics.
_g11.
_tThe Epic of Askia Mohammed.
_g12.
_tThe Epic of Mali Bero.
_g13.
_tThe Epic of Issa Korombe --
_tFulbe Epics.
_g14.
_tThe Epic of Hambodedio and Saigalare.
_g15.
_tThe Epic of Silamaka and Poullori.
_g16.
_tThe Epic of Silamaka and Hambodedio.
_g17.
_tThe Epic of Samba Gueladio Diegui --
_tWolof Epics.
_g18.
_tThe Epic of Njaajaan Njaay.
_g19.
_tThe Epic of Lat Dior --
_tEgyptian Epics.
_g20.
_tThe Epic of the Bani Hilal: The Birth of the Horo Abu Zayd. I. (Northern Egypt).
_g21.
_tThe Epic of Bani Hilal: The Birth of Abu Zayd. II (Southern Egypt) --
505 8 0 _tCentral African Epics.
_g22.
_tThe Epic of Mvet Moneblum, or The Blue Man.
_g23.
_tThe Epic of Jeki la Njambe Inono --
_tbaNyanga Epics of Zaire.
_g24.
_tThe Mwindo Epic.
_g25.
_tThe Epic of Kahindo.
520 _aThe twenty-five excerpts in this volume have been selected and introduced so as to offer English-speaking readers a broad sample of the extensive epic traditions in Africa. The general introduction and the background on each epic will enable readers to understand the context of each epic and will also provide leads for further inquiry.
650 0 _aEpic literature, African.
700 1 _aJohnson, John William,
_d1942-
700 1 _aHale, Thomas A.
_q(Thomas Albert),
_d1942-
700 1 _aBelcher, Stephen Paterson,
_d1953-
830 0 _aAfrican epic series.
900 _bTOC
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_cBK
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