This is the first English translation of a traditional history of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Bamana kingdom of Segu, which flourished in an area that was once part of the Mali Empire and which far outlasted its neighbors in resistance to Islam. The story, which is one of Africa's great epic traditions, offers a view of daily life in Bamana Segu. Tayiru Banbera adds to this, providing invaluable information on such diverse topics as military strategy, culinary practices, taxation, law enforcement, and seduction.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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978-0-19-726088-3 (9780197260883)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The setting; Tayiru Banbera of Ngoin and Segu; The bard and his narrative; The historical content: variants and digressions; The translation; The music; The narrative: Narrative episodes and major digressions; The text; Oral informants repeatedly cited in annotations.
