Dogon Songs of Life and Death

W.E.A. van Beek, Oumarou S. Ongoiba, Atime D. Saye

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Published
27 February 2025
Pages
280
ISBN
9789004718449

Dogon Songs of Life and Death

W.E.A. van Beek, Oumarou S. Ongoiba, Atime D. Saye

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. Surprisingly, these songs have a historic author, a blind poet/prophet who roamed the area in the 19th 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.

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