What Is The Theme Of Segou, Les Murailles De Terre?

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Segou, les murailles de terre, Tome 1 is an epic historical africain novel spanning the years from 1737-1860. It written by maryseconde. This novel raises certain events that have put Africa in turmoil: the influence of slavery, influence of colonialism and the influence of Islam and Christianity.
We have analysed the novel in the light of three aspects mainly about the traore family: the journey of their lives , the kingdom of segou and also Bambara tradition in general.
Firstly we would like to talk about the influence of islam and Christianity on the people of Bambara.There were opposing value systems between the fetish Islam and Christian religion.The traditional religion of the people of segou was one in which there were many gods and …show more content…

the sons of dousika decide whether to convert to islam or defend their traditions , whether to give up their power and join the traders and merchants or to remain within their aristocratic agricultural heritage and whether to fight or surrender to slave trades.
The west and the arabs in their quest of power brought with them their educational institutions. These institutions reconstructed the conditions of Africa. Christianity also affected the people. The people who were captured for slave trade were forcefully converted into Christianity. It can be seen with the example of naba who was kidnapped and sold to the white men in Brazil. He was forcefully baptized into chrisitianity. There came a huge mix of culture, religion and traditions which influenced people of segou. The family of dousika traore also had to face a lot of problems as mentioned …show more content…

The mix of all the religions has created diverse beliefs so much so that people have started to accept change. But not all have accepted the change. A few still felt that their animiste practices is what they should follow. The war against religion is what made segou and the people of the Bambara tribe multicultural. Todays africain society is a result of peoples struggle and failure to the powerful. The people have accepted new religions and their way of life. All this has made, not just segou, but the whole of Africa a multicultural and a religious plural

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