Balancing Written History with Oral Tradition

The Legacy of the Songhoy People

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
Cover of the book Balancing Written History with Oral Tradition by Hassimi Oumarou Maiga, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Hassimi Oumarou Maiga ISBN: 9781135227029
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 10, 2009
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Hassimi Oumarou Maiga
ISBN: 9781135227029
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 10, 2009
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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, values and process of indigenous, non-Muslim education, this book also corrects and balances the perception of the Songhoy as a wholly Muslim society. The legacy of the Songhoy Empire, Maiga argues, is as a model of African integration through its administrative and political organization, which remains relevant even today. This book is an essential addition for scholars and students of African history.

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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, values and process of indigenous, non-Muslim education, this book also corrects and balances the perception of the Songhoy as a wholly Muslim society. The legacy of the Songhoy Empire, Maiga argues, is as a model of African integration through its administrative and political organization, which remains relevant even today. This book is an essential addition for scholars and students of African history.

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