language

The oral history and literature of the Wolof people of Waalo, northern Senegal : the master of the word (griot) in the Wolof tradition. Samba Diop

Diop, Samba [1957-...] c1995

Available at mediatheque Magasin (A 40774 )(GetIt)

Title:
The oral history and literature of the Wolof people of Waalo, northern Senegal : the master of the word (griot) in the Wolof tradition. Samba Diop
Related Titles: Series: African studies (Lewiston, N.Y.) v. 36
Author: Diop, Samba [1957-...]
Publisher: Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, c1995
Subjects: Wolof (peuple d'Afrique) -- Histoire;
Tradition orale -- Sénégal;
Folklore -- Sénégal;
Griots -- Sénégal
Includes: "The epic tale that constitutes the core of this study is the first attempt of a literary reconstruction of the foundation myth of the Wolof, the myth of Njaajaan Njaay as performed by a griot, Sèq Ñan ... The second text with which this study is concerned is a genealogy of the rulers of Waalo, also from the lips of Sèq Ñan"--Introd
Bibliogr. p.[357]-389
Language: English;French;Wolof
Creation Date: c1995
Identifier: 0-88946-175-9 ; 0-7734-9031-0
Format: 389 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Links

Back to results list