| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
African studies |
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African studies (Routledge (Firm))
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 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 socio-cultural 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 and story telling -- Songhoy writing traditions -- Religion, beliefs, 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 |
| Summary |
By balancing written history with the African oral tradition, this book conceptualizes the integrations among diverse peoples of Africa and specifically among the Songhoy people. Drawing from a number of academic disciplines and original research that documents the oral and literate traditions of the Songhoy people, Hassimi Oumarou Maiga offers a unique interpretation of indigenous Songhoy-African perspectives on African history, culture and education from antiquity to the present day and from continental Africa to the worldwide African Diaspora. In explaining the cosmology, philosophy, val |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed October 2, 2009) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Songhai (African people) -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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Civilization
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Songhai (African people)
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| SUBJECT |
Songhai Empire -- History
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Africa, West -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001691
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| Subject |
Africa -- Songhai Empire
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West Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203872055 |
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0203872053 |
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0415963516 |
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9780415963510 |
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