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The oral history and literature of the Wolof people of Waalo, northern Senegal : the master of the word (griot) in the Wolof tradition
- 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.
- Author
- Diop, Samba, 1957-
- Publication
- Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, ©1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | GR352.72.W64 D56 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 389 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- African studies ; v. 36
- Uniform Title
- African studies (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 36.
- Subject
- Folk literature, Wolof
- Wolof (African people) > Folklore
- Wolof (African people) > History
- Oral tradition > Senegal
- Folklore > Performance > Senegal
- Griots > Senegal
- Folklore > Performance
- Griots
- Oral tradition
- Wolof (African people)
- Mündliche Literatur
- Mündliche Überlieferung
- Oral history
- Wolof-Sprache
- Wolof
- Senegal
- Senegal > Nord
- Wolof
- Genre/Form
- Folklore.
- History.
- Note
- "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.
- English, French, and Wolof.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p.[357]-389).
- Contents
- pt. I. The Epic Tale of the Waalo Kingdom. Ch. I. Jalore Njaajaan Njaay. Ch. II. The Epic Tale of the Waalo Kingdom. Ch. III. Notes to the Epic Tale -- pt. II. Study. Ch. IV. The Wolof. Ch. V. Performance, Audience, and Music. Social Functions of the Tale. The Griot in Wolof Society. Ch. VI. Morphology and Structure of the Tale. Literary Genre, Myths and Origins. Ch. VII. Writing, Literacy, and Orality. The Use of Arabic and Clericalism. Ch. VIII. The Transmission of Knowledge. Creativity, Composition, and Aesthetics. Islam and Indigenous Religious Values in West Africa. Appendix I: Interview with Ancumbu Caam and Magate Caam -- Appendix II: Seq Nan's List of the Rulers of Waalo (Performance).
- ISBN
- 0773490310
- 9780773490314
- 0889461759
- 9780889461758
- LCCN
- 94038898
- OCLC
- ocm31291433
- 31291433
- SCSB-2063292
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library