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Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people

Title: Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people / Hassimi Oumarou Maïga.
Author: Maïga, Hassimi Oumarou.
Publication: New York : Routledge, 2010.

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Description

xxi, 206 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

African studies

Uniform Title

African studies (Routledge (Firm))

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

A long journey from East Africa to West Africa -- The empires of Ghana and Mali -- Gao: from its origins to the city of the Askyas -- Diverse sociocultural aspects of the city of Gao -- From the age of kingdoms to the age of empires -- From the empire age to the bureaucratic age: the Askya dynasty -- Invasions and European domination -- Traditional Songhoy society -- The Songhoy oral tradition: riddles & story telling -- Songhoy writing traditions -- Religion, belief and spirituality -- The legacy of the Songhoy people -- Selected African contributions to the development of the new world and -- France -- A legacy of African integration -- Towards pan African integration.

Call Number

Sc E 10-401

ISBN

0415963516
9780415963510
0203872053
9780203872055

OCLC

216659835

Author

Maïga, Hassimi Oumarou.

Title

Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people / Hassimi Oumarou Maïga.

Imprint

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Series

African studies

African studies (Routledge (Firm))

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

Sc E 10-401

JFE 10-113

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