Singing with the Dogon Prophet

As one of their great figures, the Dogon of Mali honor Abir-, 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.

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

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Singing through the night Chapter 2: A Dogon heritage Chapter 3: The blind singer Chapter 4: The baja ni in Dogon culture Chapter 5: The songs Chapter 6: Prophecies Appendix 1: The singers Appendix 2: Villages with information on Abire Appendix 3: List of Jamsay and Toro so terms Bibliography