Daniel Biebuyck was H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Anthropology and the Humanities at the University of Delaware.Kahombo C. Mateene was Head of the Division of Language Policy of the Organization of African Unity / Center for Linguistic and Historical Studies by Oral Tradition.

“This book is a must for students of literature about Africa.”

• IntroductionThe NyangaNyanga Oral LiteratureThe Narrator, Mr. Shé-Kári¸si¸ Candi RurekeThe Mwindo EpicThe System of TranscriptionNotes About the TranslationThe Mwindo EpicIndex

Daniel Biebuyck was H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Anthropology and the Humanities at the University of Delaware.Kahombo C. Mateene was Head of the Division of Language Policy of the Organization of African Unity / Center for Linguistic and Historical Studies by Oral Tradition.

“This book is a must for students of literature about Africa.”

• IntroductionThe NyangaNyanga Oral LiteratureThe Narrator, Mr. Shé-Kári¸si¸ Candi RurekeThe Mwindo EpicThe System of TranscriptionNotes About the TranslationThe Mwindo EpicIndex

Daniel Biebuyck was H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Anthropology and the Humanities at the University of Delaware.Kahombo C. Mateene was Head of the Division of Language Policy of the Organization of African Unity / Center for Linguistic and Historical Studies by Oral Tradition.

“This book is a must for students of literature about Africa.”

• IntroductionThe NyangaNyanga Oral LiteratureThe Narrator, Mr. Shé-Kári¸si¸ Candi RurekeThe Mwindo EpicThe System of TranscriptionNotes About the TranslationThe Mwindo EpicIndex