Recreating words, reshaping worlds :

Sidikou, Aissata G.

Recreating words, reshaping worlds : The verbal art of women from Niger, Mali, and Senegal / Aissata G. Sidikou. - Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, c2001. - xi, 260 p. ; 22 cm.

"Appendix: Songs, praise-poem and narratives from Niger, Mali, and Senegal": p. [183]-247.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index.


Appendix includes text in Songhoy-Zarma with English in parallel columns.

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Nigerien literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Malian literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Senegalese literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Women and literature--Africa.
Oral tradition--Niger.
Oral tradition--Mali.
Oral tradition--Senegal.

PL8014.N55 / S57 2001

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