David Courtney Conrad, Emeritus Professor of African History, State University of New-York-Oswego
David Conrad received his Ph.D. in African History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1981. He is Emeritus Professor of History, State University of New York at Oswego, and was President of the Mande Studies Association 1986-2008. His research is on oral tradition, indigenous religion, and early kingdoms of the Western Sudan. Among his books are A State of Intrigue, Epic Ancestors of the Sunjata Era, Somono Bala of the Upper Niger, Sunjata: A West African Epic, and the prize-winning Empires of Medieval West Africa.
List of FiguresNotes on Nomenclature and TranslationMajor Characters of the Sunjata Epic according to Djanka Tassey CondeGlossaryAcknowledgementsIntroductionGreat Sogolon's HouseContents by line numbersTextAppendicesA. Transcript of a performance by Mori Sanda Condé of Fadama from the market cassette “Union Mandeng"B. Last interview with Tassey Condé at FadamaC. Visit to Fadama for condolences on the death of Djanka Tassey Condé, interview with jelikuntigi Mandjan CondéD. Note from Babou Condé IIE. Fadama Condé descent from AdamF. Notice of the death of Babou Condé II by Djibril Tamsir NianeG. The Condé explanation of how they became jeliwH. Evidence of a possible belentigi succession dispute among the Condé bards of FadamaWorks ConsultedIndex
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