Ancestors from the East in Sahelo-Sudanese Myth: Dinga Soninké, Zabarkâne Zarma, and Others

Ancestors from the East in Sahelo-Sudanese Myth: Dinga Soninké, Zabarkâne Zarma, and Others

Two epic origin myths show similarity although they are from separate societies in the Sahel-Sudan region. One epic concerns the characters Dinga and Diabe Cisse, while the other concerns the characters Mali Bero and Zabarkane. Both stories trace ancestors from the east, attempting to connect Islami...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in African literatures 1993-06, Vol.24 (2), p.13-21
Hauptverfasser: Mounkaïla, Fatimata, Ankrom, Jeffrey S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African folklore
African literature
African mythology
Context
Cosmogony
Creation myths
Criticism and interpretation
Descendants
Epics
Essays
Folk literature, African
Heroes
Legends
Muslims
Mythology
Narratives
Oral tradition
Seas
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Zusammenfassung:Two epic origin myths show similarity although they are from separate societies in the Sahel-Sudan region. One epic concerns the characters Dinga and Diabe Cisse, while the other concerns the characters Mali Bero and Zabarkane. Both stories trace ancestors from the east, attempting to connect Islamic Sudanese to the beginnings of Islam.
ISSN:0034-5210
1527-2044