Thomas A. Hale: Griots and Griottes

Cover: 9780253219619 | Griots and Griottes | Masters of Words and Music | Thomas A. Hale

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Beschreibung

Griots, a uniquely African profession, fulfill a variety of roles as genealogists, historians, spokespersons, diplomats, musicians, teachers, praise singers, and advisors. Telling the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers, Thomas A. Hale addresses the nature of their verbal and musical art, the role of female griots, or griottes, how griots and griottes fit into their societies, and what their future might be in Africa and the rest of the world.

Zusammenfassung

Thomas A. Hale is Liberal Arts Professor of African, French, and Comparative Literature at The Pennsylvania State University. He is editor of The Epic of Askia Mohammed (IUP, 1996) and co-editor (with John William Johnson and Stephen Belcher) of Oral Epics from Africa (IUP, 1997).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. A Job Description for Griots
2. The Origin of Griots
3. The Verbal Art of Griots
4. Music across the Griot World
5. The Making of a Griot
6. Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry One?
7. Griottes: Unrecognized Female Voices
8. From the Courtyards of the Nobility to a Global Audience
9. The Value of Words
10. New Millennium Griots
Appendices
Selected Bibliography
Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2007
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780253219619
ISBN-10:	0253219612
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hale, Thomas A.
Hersteller:	Indiana University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Abbildungen:	20 b&w photos, 7 maps
Maße:	23 x 156 x 234 mm
Von/Mit:	Thomas A. Hale
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.07.2007
Gewicht:	0,676 kg