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Son-Jara: The Mande EpicPerformance by Jeli fa-Digi Sisoko John William Johnson Third Edition,Annotated,3rd edition
Son-Jara: The Mande EpicPerformance by Jeli fa-Digi Sisoko
John William Johnson
The epic of "Son-Jara" (also known as "Sunjata" or "Sundiata") celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the "Empire of Old Mali" and is recited among Mandekan-speaking peoples of West Africa. This text provides historical and contextual frameworks for understanding this African epic.
352 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 30, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780253343376 |
| Publishers | Indiana University Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 29 mm · 630 g |
| Language | English |