num_pages: 160
description: ..". a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." --Journal of Religion in AfricaThis 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.
language: English
title: The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition
titlecomplete: The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition
genres: Classics, Epic, College, History, African Literature, Africa, School, Literature, Mythology, Mali
ratings_count: 2587
publisher: Indiana University Press