<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> . . . a major addition to the literature on oral traditions. --Journal of Religion in Africa</p><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>JOHN WILLIAM JOHNSON is Associate Professor of Folklore at Indiana University and the author of two books and many articles on Somali and Mande linguistics and folklore.</p>
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