Download or read book A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas written by Jan Knappert and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief review of all of the known Swahili epic poems and some other narrative songs, the 48 alphabetically listed entries contain summaries of the poems and offer some limited critical comment. Also included is an introduction explaining the history of the tradition and the research methods of the author.