by jac3 | Nov 18, 2018
Central Asia earliest written version in 14th/15th century CE; continues to be performed orally Anonymous, Alpamish The epic of Alpamish is the main heroic epic of the Uzbeks, but is also found in the oral tradition of other ethnic groups speaking Turkic...
by jac3 | Nov 20, 2017
Iroquois League of Five Nations Oral tradition: c. 1100-1450 CETranscribed on wampum belt: c. 1624Earliest publication (Mohawk Version): 1883 The Great Law of Peace (Kaianerekowa) The struggle to form a unifying law by the formerly strife-torn...
by jac3 | Sep 20, 2017
Madagascar First transcribed in 1830. Ibonia Madagascar’s Ibonia is a tale of an immaculate conception, a fiercely contested betrothal, and a bittersweet triumph. The epic was orally transmitted until 1830 when it was first written down in Malagasy. This occurred...
by jac3 | Sep 19, 2017
East Africa (Swahili) Oral tradition: 9th-13th century CEFirst transcribed: c. 18th century CEThe Epic of Liyongo by Muhammad Bin Bakari Kijumwa: 1913 The Epic of Liyongo Like many African epics, such as Sunjata (Niane 2006; Innes 1974; Suso...
by jac3 | Aug 19, 2017
West Africa (the Sudanese empire of Old Mali) Oral tradition: c. 13th century CEWritten summaries (Arabic): before 1890Translations (French, German): 1890-1898First line-by-line transcription: 1967 Epic of Sun-Jata* Sun-Jata (Son-Jara, Sundiata) was the...
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