Great Sogolons House - Mande Epic From the Conde Bards of Fadama, Guinea

About the author

David Conrad received his Ph.D. in African History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1981. He is Emeritus Professor of History, State University of New York at Oswego, and was President of the Mande Studies Association 1986-2008. His research is on oral tradition, indigenous religion and early kingdoms of the Western Sudan. Among his books are A State of Intrigue: The Epic of Bamana Segu According to Tayiru Banbera (British Academy, 1990), Epic Ancestors of the Sunjata Era: Oral Tradition from the Maninka of Guinea (University of Wisconsin, 1999), Somono Bala of the Upper Niger: River People, Charismatic Bards, and Mischievous Music in a West African Culture (Brill, 2002), Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples (Hackett Publishing, 2004), and the prize-winning Empires of Medieval West Africa (Chelsea House Publishers, 2010).

Summary

The unusually long version of West African Mande epic transcribed and translated for this book is an extravagant demonstration of the extremes to which Mande bardic artistry can be carried.

Product details

• Authors: David Courtney (Emeritus Professor of Afri Conrad, David Courtney Conrad
• Assisted by: David Courtney Conrad (Editor), David Courtney Conrad (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 27.03.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780197267820
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726782-0
• No. of pages: 700
• Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae; Fontes Historiae Africanae | Sources of African History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Oral History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Africa / West, African History, West Africa, Sociology and anthropology, Ancient Sagas and epics, Other African Languages