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Senegalese legends and customs: notebooks of Yoro Dyâo

Revue d'Ethnographie et de Sociologie • 3 • Published In 1912 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 69 [Original: 119-137, 191-202 ]

By: Gaden, Henri, Schütze, Frieda.

Abstract
The author, a colonial administrator, draws his material from the notes of Yoro Dyâo, a native chief. The sections of the notebooks presented and commented on in this source are the Legend of nDyadyane nDyaye and of the founding of the Dyolof empire, and the nomination of and installation of kings in the six countries of Senegal. Much information is given on the social and political organization.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Traditional history
Classes
Chief executive
Lineages
Deliberative councils
Territorial hierarchy
culture
Wolof
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Unknown
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Joan Steffens ; 1964
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
West Africa
Notes
Henri Gaden
Translation of: Légendes et Coutumes Sénégalaises: Cahiers de Yoro Dyâo
The original French text is not included
Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze
LCCN
38038165
LCSH
Wolof (African people)