Sundiata : an epic of old Mali /

Sundiata : an epic of old Mali /

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Author / Creator:	Niane, Djibril Tamsir, author.
Uniform title:	Soundjata. English
Edition:	Revised edition.
Imprint:	Harlow, England : Pearson Education Limited, 2006. ©1965
Description:	xxiv, 96 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Longman African writers Longman African writers.
Subject:	Keita, Soundiata, -- -1255 -- Legends. Keita, Soundiata, -- -1255. Legends -- Mali. Mandingo (African people) -- Folklore. Mandingo (African people) -- History. Legends. Mandingo (African people) Mali (Empire) -- Folklore. Africa -- Mali (Empire) Mali. Folklore. History. Legends. Legends.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13159689

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Other authors / contributors:	Chappell, David W., 1940-2004, author of introduction. Jones, Jim, 1953- author of glossary.
ISBN:	1405849428 9781405849425
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	The son of Sogolon, the hunchback princess, and Maghan, known as "the handsome", Sundiata grew up to fulfill the prophesies of the soothsayers that he would unite the twelve kingdoms of Mali into one of the most powerful empires ever known in Africa, which at its peak stretched right across the savanna belt from the shores of the Atlantic to the dusty walls of Timbuktu. Retold by generations of griots, the guardians of African culture, this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic tale, part history and part legend... -- Page 4 of cover.

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