Sunjata : A West African Epic of the Mande People

Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xiv Notes on Nomenclature and Transcription xxxii Note on the Map of the Mande Heartland (Map A) xxxvii Map A: The Mande Heartland and Related Jamanaw xl Map B: West Africa and Area of Detail According to Oral Tradition xlii Narrative Contents by Line Numbers xliii Blessings, Introductions, and Prophets of Islam 1(3) Seven Kings of Manden 4(5) The Search for a Special Wife 9(12) Two Hunters Arrive in Manden 21(9) Do Kamissa the Buffalo Woman 30(9) Do Kamissa's Revelations 39(7) Death of the Buffalo 46(6) Sogolon Wulen Conde of Do ni Kiri 52(7) A New Sorceress Wife for the Mansa of Konfara 59(15) The Childhood of Ma' an Sunjata 74(4) Step-Brother Rivalry and Nine Sorceresses of Manden 78(4) Mistaken Murder and the Question of Exile 82(7) Departure for Exile 89(2) A Visit to Soso 91(4) The Birth of Fakoli 95(2) How Tenenba Acquired Fakoli: Sumaworo's Quest for the Soso Bala 97(10) The Sacrifice of Kosiya Kante 107(5) Tenenba and Fakoli Visit the Sacred Sites 112(6) Sumaworo's Tyranny Over Manden 118(5) The Expedition to Find Sunjata and Return Him to Manden 123(4) Kolonkan Finds Meat for Guests from Manden 127(2) Manden Bori's Anger and Kolonkan's Curse 129(2) Sogolon Bestows the Legacy of Maghan Konfara 131(9) The Burial of Sogolon and Departure from Nema 140(6) The Return of Sunjata 146(3) Conde Pride and Descent from Adama 149(4) Fakoli Reveals His Power 153(3) Fakoli Explains His Dilemma and Takes His Leave from Manden 156(2) Fakoli Finds Trouble in Soso 158(11) A Visit to Kamanjan in Sibi 169(4) A Strategic Alliance: Kolonkan's Marriage 173(2) The Battle of Negeboriya 175(2) Trading Insults and Swearing Oaths 177(6) The Battle of Dakajalan and Fakoli's Revenge 183(4) The Campaign Against Jolofin Mansa 187(9) Epilogue 196(2) Glossary of Frequently Used Maninka Terms 198(2) Major Characters 200(4) Suggestions for Further Reading 204