Central Africa
DRC
Pre-colonial Oral Traditions
Nyanga/English
Folklore
The epic of Mwindo, the Nyanga culture hero who is born against his father's wishes, descends into the underworld, battles supernatural enemies, and returns to establish a just kingdom. Transcribed from the bard Candi Rureke's performance in 1956.
Literary Significance
The most extensively documented Central African oral epic; a primary text for understanding pre-colonial Congolese cosmology and governance
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editorial-summarynot primary textThe epic of Mwindo, the Nyanga culture hero who is born against his father's wishes, descends into the underworld, battles supernatural enemies, and returns to establish a just kingdom. Transcribed from the bard Candi Rureke's performance in 1956. The most extensively documented Central African oral epic; a primary text for understanding pre-colonial Congolese cosmology and governance
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