Griots and Griottes
Thomas A. Hale · 1998
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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.
First sentence: 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).
Book details
- Year
- 1998
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Editions
- 2
- Pages
- 410
- ISBN
- 9780253334589
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