Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and index.
Contents:
Kuma. A brief history of Mande -- Malinke myths -- Origins of the Malinke griots -- Malinke historiography -- Kuma Tafolo Kuma : Sundiata Keita and the rise of the Mali empire -- Kuma Tafolo Kuma and the revelation of the secret word -- Mansa Musa and Manding Bokari -- Kuma.
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