num_pages: 360
description: The Sunjata epic, which celebrates the founder of the 13th century Mali empire, is the most famous African epic. The pathbreaking essays by well known scholars in this watershed volume examine Sunjata from a variety of perspectives.
language: English
title: In Search of Sunjata: The Mande Oral Epic as History, Literature, and Performance
titlecomplete: In Search of Sunjata: The Mande Oral Epic as History, Literature, and Performance
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Indiana University Press