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.

Description

Main Author

Diop, Samba, 1957-

Language(s)

English ; French ; Wolof

Published

Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, c1995.

Subjects

Griots > Griots / Senegal.
Folklore > Folklore / Senegal > Folklore / Senegal / Performance.
Oral tradition > Oral tradition / Senegal.
Wolof (African people) > Wolof (African people) / History.
Wolof (African people) > Wolof (African people) / Folklore.
Folk literature, Wolof.

Note

English, French, and Wolof.
"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.

Physical Description

389 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN

0889461759
0773490310

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