title: The Neo-traditionalism of the Manden Charter
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metadata.value: Zavyalova, Olga Yu.
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metadata.value: 2022-10-03T14:30:17Z
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metadata.value: 2022-10-03T14:30:17Z
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metadata.value: 2022-06
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metadata.value: Zavyalova O. Yu. The Neo-traditionalism of the Manden Charter. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2022, vol. 14, issue 2, pp. 193–210. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2022.203 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2022.203
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38069
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metadata.value: The Manden Charter, according to tradition, was adopted in 1236 at Kurukan Fuga (Mali),
  after the victory of Sunjata Keita, legendary Mali ruler, over Sumaoro Kante, general of susu
  troops. It is a corpus of rules that was created to organize the Mali Empire. In 2009, UNESCO
  inscribed the Charter on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
  The Charter, like the Hunters’ Oath (1222), belongs to the oral tradition and was
  documented only in 1998. Therer are many oral variants of text. So there is controversy about
  its authenticity. Basing on the results of my previous research, it is safe to say that the Charter
  conveys the main social norms of Manden society and its social structure, however, it contains
  also some modern ideas. In Guinea, near Niagassola village, there is a place similar to Kurukan
  Fuga, where until recently the main Manden families gathered to make important decisions.
  Informants said that Sundiata himself was there also. The Charter may be even more
  significant today than it used to be, which is why it has become the center of attention both
  among the Manden peoples and abroad. Like every oral tradition the Charter makes changes in history, and this alternation of history is inevitable, because history is important not just for
  the past, but for present and future of the peoples. Today the Charter is an important element
  in Manden’s self-identification.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 14; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Manden
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Charter
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: oral tradition
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metadata.value: The Neo-traditionalism of the Manden Charter
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metadata.value: Article
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