Title: The epic of Son-Jara
First published: 1986
Description: [This tale] celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali some 750 years ago. [It] is widely recited today among the Mandekan-speaking peoples of West Africa. As performed by griots, or professional bards, it constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology and worldview.
Subjects: In literature, Epic of Son-Jara, Mande, Sundyata, Literature, Belletristische Darstellung, Quelle, Epopee de Soundiata, Kultur, Epic literature, Africa, west, literatures
People: Soundiata Keita (d. 1255)