Nubia Kai

Kuma Malinke Historiography

Sundiata Keita to Almamy Samori Toure

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Produktbeschreibung

Kuma examines the philosophy of history and methodology of the Malinke historians through an in-depth analysis of historical oral literature and the griots' own theories on historicization. Significant components of griot Malinke history are exposed for the first time in English, in this highly informative and insightful text.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 162mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780739182680
• ISBN-10: 0739182684
• Artikelnr.: 40871996

Autorenporträt

Nubia Kai is assistant professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at Howard University, and has been published in Black Scholar, Black American Literature Forum, and Journal of the African Literature Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Brief History of Mande Chapter 3:
Malinke Myths Chapter 4: Origins of the Malinke Griots Chapter 5: Malinke
Historiography Chapter 6: Kuma Lafolo Kuma: Sundiata Keita and the Rise of
the Mali Empire Chapter 7: Kuma Lafolo Kuma and the Revelation of the
Secret Word Chapter 8: Mansa Musa and Manding Bokari Chapter 9: Kuma