Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali

Schooling

what do the boys learn in school

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It is customary for West African boys to go for a few months to 'bush school' where they learn tribal lore in preparation for circumcision at the age of about twelve, when they become fully initiated members of the tribe.

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Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, pg. 89