LEADER 04655nam 22007094a 450 001 9910779830403321 005 20230410195955.0 010 $a1-282-06269-7 010 $a9786612062698 010 $a0-253-10893-4 035 $a(CKB)111056485405160 035 $a(EBL)137772 035 $a(OCoLC)232161241 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000165797 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165797 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10143413 035 $a(PQKB)11505275 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC137772 035 $a(OCoLC)52092757 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16874 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL137772 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10016671 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL206269 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485405160 100 $a20000405h20002000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGriots at war $econflict, conciliation, and caste in Mande /$fBarbara G. Hoffman ; Mande transcriptions and translations prepared in collaboration with Kassim Kone? 210 1$aBloomington :$cIndiana University Press,$d2000. 210 4$aŠ2000 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 298 pages, [8] pages of color plates) $cillustrations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-253-33805-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [282]-291) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Note on Orthography; PROLOGUE: An Invitation to War; ONE: Power and Paradox, Griots and Mande Social Organization; TWO: In the Hands of Speech; THREE: A History of Fadenya, Interpretations of the Kita Griot War; FOUR: Making Boundaries, When Griots Speak Before Nobles; FIVE: Breaking Boundaries, When Nobles Speak Before Griots; SIX: The Healer Who Is Ill Must Swallow His Own Saliva, When Griots Speak to Griots; SEVEN: Caste, Mande-Style; EPILOGUE: A Wound Cannot Heal on PusZ?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author 330 $aIn 1985, while she was an apprentice griot or jelimuso, Barbara G. Hoffman saw and recorded a remarkable event that took place in the small town of Kita, Mali. For four days, thousands of griots from all parts of the Mande world gathered together to talk, sing, and make music in celebration of the opening of the new Hall of Griots and the installation of the recently named Head Griot. This unprecedented assembly, unheard of in the history of the Mande, also marked the end of the two-year long 'War of the Griots'; a deadly conflict fought with the tools of the griot verbal masters - words, reputations, and sorcery. "Griots at War" captures griots in action as they made speeches, sang songs of praise, and danced in honor of their renewed unity. Hoffman's discerning transcription and examination of the speeches not only reveals the oratorical skills of griots, but their skill in using history, metaphor, religion, proverbs, and praise to mend a community that had been torn apart by war. But Hoffman discovers a startlingly keen edge to the griots' words. Who intervenes, and how, when war breaks out in the griot community? The speeches made at Kita expose both griots and nobles engaged in behaviours that were strikingly unexpected of people of their status. Hoffman shows that griot public oratory also functions to delineate the boundaries of griot castes and to persuade other castes to recognise and respect what gives each caste its unique identity. While the verbal art of griots has been well documented in the form of epic poetry, "Griots at War" brings their formidable linguistic abilities to the fore as they negotiate, reestablish, and assert their cultural power. This exceptional book offers surprising and important insights into the multiple meanings of Mande culture, caste, and identity. 606 $aMandingo (African people)$vFolklore 606 $aMandingo (African people)$xSocial life and customs 606 $aGriots$zMali$zKita 606 $aStorytelling$zMali$zKita 606 $aOral tradition$zMali$zKita 606 $aOratory$zMali$zKita 607 $aKita (Mali)$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aMandingo (African people) 615 0$aMandingo (African people)$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aGriots 615 0$aStorytelling 615 0$aOral tradition 615 0$aOratory 676 $a398/.089/96345 700 $aHoffman$b Barbara G$01516739 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779830403321 996 $aGriots at war$93753390 997 $aUNINA