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Griots at war [electronic resource] : conflict, conciliation, and caste in Mande / Barbara G. Hoffman ; Mande transcriptions and translations prepared in collaboration with Kassim Koné.

By: Hoffman, Barbara G.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2000Description: xvi, 298 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Mandingo (African people) -- Folklore | Mandingo (African people) -- Social life and customs | Griots -- Mali -- Kita | Storytelling -- Mali -- Kita | Oral tradition -- Mali -- Kita | Oratory -- Mali -- Kita | Kita (Mali) -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 398/.089/96345 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-291) and index.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.