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An edition of Griots and Griottes (1998)

Griots and griottes

masters of words and music

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"Griots fulfill a variety of roles - genealogist, historian, spokesperson, diplomat, musician, teacher, warrior, praise singer, master of ceremonies, advisor - and are unique to Africa. Griots and Griottes tells the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers and presents the first comprehensive portrait of the world of this profession."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
English
Pages
410

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Subjects

African Laudatory poetry, Folklore, Griots, History and criticism, Laudatory poetry, African, Oral tradition, Performance, Storytelling, African american entertainers, History

Places

Africa
Edition Availability
Cover of: Griots and Griottes
Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music (African Expressive Cultures)
August 1, 2007, Indiana University Press
Paperback in English
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Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music
March 1999, Indiana University Press
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Griots and griottes
Griots and griottes: masters of words and music
1998, Indiana University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-391) and index.

Published in
Bloomington
Other Titles
Hale griots and Indiana griottes

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398/.092/26
Library of Congress
GR350 .H275 1998, GR350.H275 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 410 p. :
Number of pages
410

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL371034M
ISBN 10
0253334586
LCCN
98031798
OCLC/WorldCat
40180048
LibraryThing
974184
Goodreads
900618

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1933120W

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"Because the terms historian and storyteller reveal only part of the story of griot, translators and scholars have often adopted another word from the list of griot activities to describe the profession: praise-singer (Laye, 1954; Kourouma, 1981; Irwin, 1981; Ebron, 1993)."

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