Griots and Griottes
Masters of Words and Music
Griots, a uniquely African profession, fulfill a variety of roles asgenealogists, historians, spokespersons, diplomats, musicians, teachers, praisesingers, and advisors. Telling the story of these remarkable wordsmiths andperformers, Thomas A. Hale addresses the nature of their verbal and musical art, therole of female griots, or griottes, how griots and griottes fit into theirsocieties, and what their future might be in Africa and the rest of theworld.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-21961-9
- EAN: 9780253219619
- Produktnummer: 3074868
- Verlag: Indiana University Press (IPS)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 430 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.3 cm 601 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 601
Über den Autor
Thomas A. Hale is Liberal Arts Professor of African, French, and Comparative Literature at The Pennsylvania State University. He is editor of The Epic of Askia Mohammed (IUP, 1996) and co-editor (with John William Johnson and Stephen Belcher) of Oral Epics from Africa (IUP, 1997).
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