Dogon Songs of Life and Death

A Performance of the Baja Ni Funeral Cycle in Tireli, Mali

AvW.E.A. van Beek,Oumarou S. Ongoiba

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Though the Dogon are well-described, their culture still holds surprises. One of these is the cycle of songs called baja ni, which is at the heart of their funerary rites. These songs are attributed to a historic author, a blind poet/prophet who roamed the area in the nineteenth century and left a huge heritage of songs and prophecies. This book gives the full text of one performance of this legacy. The lyrics cover a range of topics, from comments on historical events to philosophical musings about life and death, and from remembering the departed to celebrating the joys of being alive.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-05-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:548 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African Sources for African History
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004718449

Utforska kategorier

Religiös och sakral musik inom Kultur
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Walter van Beek (PhD 1978), African Studies Centre Leiden, is emeritus professor of Anthropology of Religion. He has performed field research in Cameroon (Kapsiki/Higi) and among the Dogon in Mali. He has published widely on both, including Masquerades in African Society: Gender, Power, and Identity (with Harry M. Leyten), (Currey, Oxford 2023). Oumar S. Ongoiba is a linguist (PhD 1988) and professor of French for the Toronto District School Board. Atimè D. Saye is a translator of Dogon, and head of an extended family in Tireli, Mali.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsList of FiguresPrefaceThe CorpusLanguage and Orthography1 What is the Baja Ni?1 Enigmatic Texts2 The Performance of 20053 The Baja Ni in the Funeral Rites2 The Blind Poet3 Themes and Symbols in the Baja Ni1 Dynamics of Singing2 Greetings and Honorific Names3 Metaphors and Folktales4 The Internal Audience5 The Structure of the Baja Ni4 Message and Meaning of the Baja Ni1 Remembrance2 Destiny, Fate and Agency5 The Pre-Session6 The Sɛmbɛlɛ Ni7 The Baja NaAnnex 1: Session of 2005: Overview of songsAnnex 2: History of recording the baja niAnnex 3: The singers1 List of Famous Singers, the Troupe of Abirè, as Mentioned in the LyricsBaja UnrunSisters of the Baja2 List of Singers in the 2005 Baja Lugo SessionBaja UnrunSisters of the Baja3 Research Team Bamako 2016Annex 4: List key terms Dogon-EnglishReferencesIndex of AuthorsIndex of Subjects