Singing with the Dogon Prophet

by Atimè D. Saye, Oumarou S. Ongoiba, Walter E.A. van Beek

As one of their great figures, the Dogon of Mali honor Abirɛ, a singer and prophet from the nineteenth century who composed the principal mourning songs. This book examines how these prophecies and songs form a poignant expression of ethnic Dogon philosophy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793654255
• ISBN13: 9781793654250
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"