Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maïga, Hassimi Oumarou
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:African studies
Subjects:
Songhai (African people) > History.
Songhai Empire > History.
Africa, West > Civilization.
Table of Contents:
  • A long journey from East Africa to West Africa
  • The empires of Ghana and Mali
  • Gao: from its origins to the city of the Askyas
  • Diverse sociocultural aspects of the city of Gao
  • From the age of kingdoms to the age of empires
  • From the empire age to the bureaucratic age: the Askya dynasty
  • Invasions and European domination
  • Traditional Songhoy society
  • The Songhoy oral tradition: riddles & story telling
  • Songhoy writing traditions
  • Religion, belief and spirituality
  • The legacy of the Songhoy people
  • Selected African contributions to the development of the new world and
  • France
  • A legacy of African integration
  • Towards pan African integration.

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