Sunjata : a West African epic of the Mande peoples /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Indianapolis :
Hackett Pub. Co.,
[2004]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- Blessings, introductions, and prophets of Islam
- Seven kings of Manden
- The search for a special wife
- Two hunters arrive in Manden
- Dò Kamissa the buffalo woman
- Dò Kamissa's revelations
- Death of the buffalo
- Sogolon Wulan Condé of Dò ni Kiri
- A new sorceress wife for the Mansa of Konfara
- The childhood of Ma'an Sunjata
- Step-brother rivalry and nine sorceresses of Manden
- Mistaken murder and the question of exile
- Departure for exile
- A visit to Soso
- The birth of Fakoli
- How Tenenba acquired Fakoli : Sumaworo's quest for the Soso Bala
- The sacrifice of Kosiya Kante
- Tenenba and Fakoli visit the sacred sites
- Sumaworo's tyranny over Manden
- The expedition to find Sunjata and return him to Manden
- Kolonkan finds meat for guests from Manden
- Manden Bori's anger and Kolonkan's curse
- Sogolon bestows the legacy of Maghan Konfara
- The burial of Sogolon and departure from Nema
- The return of Sunjata
- Condé pride and descent from Adama
- Fakoli reveals his power
- Fakoli explains his dilemma and takes his leave from Manden
- Fakoli finds trouble in Soso
- A visit to Kamanjan in Sibi
- A strategic alliance : Kolonkan's marriage
- The battle of Negeboriya
- Trading insults and swearing oaths
- The battle of Dakajalan and Fakoli's revenge
- The campaign against Jolofin Mansa.