THE MEDIUM OF “TRADITION”: AMADOU HAMPÂTÉ BÂ’S CONFRONTATIONS WITH LANGUAGES, LITERACY, AND COLONIALISM

In his efforts to communicate his research on African “tradition”—more specifically oral texts—Hampâté Bâ was faced with a choice of languages and alphabets. Much of his work appeared only in French, the language of his main formal education and administrative training. In collaboration with several...

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Main Author: Austen, Ralph A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2010, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-228
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