Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Music Transcription Symbols and Kpelle Orthography Chapter 1 Battles That Never End Chapter 2 The Woi Epic Chapter 3 Dried Millet Breaking Chapter 4 Exchanges That Keep the Epic Going Chapter 5 The Textured Moment in Epic Chapter 6 The Person in Epic Chapter 7 The Epic in Local Life Chapter 8 Our Old People, Their Old People: The Epic and the Past Chapter 9 Epic and Time in Perspective Glossary of Kpelle Terms and Names References Cited Index

Reviews

"Dried Millet Breaking is a commendable piece of work that should be of interest to a range of scholars in anthropology and other disciplines." - American Anthropologist "Among its many virtues, this book contains excellent examples of the special qualities of African perceptions of both the temporal and spiritual worlds." - International Journal of African Historical Studies " ... a sound anthropological inquiry ... a work that reveals alternative ways than our own of comprehending and expressing the meaning of time." - Time's News "Professor Stone's intelligent and provocative discussions of time, language, history, and African literary traditions will prove important to a broader understanding of music's role in oral literature... a major contribution to the field of ethnomusicology." - Lester P. Monts