L’épopée d’El Hadj Omar. Récits oraux de Gambie

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Samba Diop's work on the epic of El Hadj Omar establishes a specific narrative framework for understanding Gambian oral traditions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Frédéric Diffo

doi:10.1080/00083968.2026.2714630

August 28, 2026Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

L’épopée d’El Hadj Omar. Récits oraux de Gambie

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Key Points

To review and analyze the narrative framework constructed by Samba Diop regarding the oral epics of El Hadj Omar in Gambia.
Conducted a transversal textual analysis of the narrative structures compiled in Samba Diop's published work.
Evaluated the biographical trajectory and thematic progression within recorded Gambian oral accounts.
Identified distinct structural markers and episodic sequences that define the Gambian oral tradition concerning El Hadj Omar.
Demonstrated how oral narratives organize historical memory into cohesive epic frameworks across regional storytelling traditions.

Implication

Critical review examines narrative frameworks in Gambian oral traditions, highlighting structural storytelling techniques in West African epic literature.

Abstract

Ce compte rendu est une promenade transversale du cadre narratif expressément esquissé par Samba Diop dans son ouvrage, L’épopée d’El Hadj Omar. Récits oraux de Gambie. En effet, la trajectoire per...

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Frédéric Diffo (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0476c1a8fb52e79c450 https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2026.2714630

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L’épopée d’El Hadj Omar. Récits oraux de Gambie

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