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The Heart of the Ngoni : heroes of the African kingdom of Segu / by Harold Courlander with Ousmane Sako.

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The Heart of the Ngoni : heroes of the African kingdom of Segu / by Harold Courlander with Ousmane Sako.
Publication
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996
  • Sako, Ousmane.
Description
vii, 178 p. : map; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Bambara (African people) > Folklore
  • Soninke (African people) > Folklore
  • Legends > Ségou (Région)
  • Tales > Ségou (Région)
  • Ségou (Mali : Region) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- The dawning of Segu -- Ngolo Diara, who became a king of Segu -- Bassadjalan Zambele and the heroes of Kala -- Sokufo Seriba, a djeli of Segu -- Da Djera and Da Monzon against Samaniana Bassi -- Da Monzon against Chiaro Mamari -- Sekuruna Toto's proposal to Da Monzon -- The epic of Bakaridjan Kone, a hero of Segu -- In praise of Malamini Sinsani -- Diuladjan Diabi, a Soninke hero of Kiban -- Tuba's last effort against Kiban.
ISBN
0870239295 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^94000236^
OCLC
29791861
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library