Balancing written history with oral tradition
Subtitle: the legacy of the Songhoy people
By: Hassimi Oumarou Maïga.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: African studies
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780415963510
Subjects: Songhai (African people) -- History; Songhai Empire -- History; Africa, West -- Civilization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.
Table of contents: title: A long journey from East Africa to West Africa; title: The empires of Ghana and Mali; title: Gao: from its origins to the city of the Askyas; title: Diverse sociocultural aspects of the city of Gao; title: From the age of kingdoms to the age of empires; title: From the empire age to the bureaucratic age: the Askya dynasty; title: Invasions and European domination; title: Traditional Songhoy society; title: The Songhoy oral tradition: riddles & story telling; title: Songhoy writing traditions; title: Religion, belief and spirituality; title: The legacy of the Songhoy people; title: Selected African contributions to the development of the new world and; title: France; title: A legacy of African integration; title: Towards pan African integration.