TY - JOUR AU - Teresa y AB - Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Bandiagara, 1901 – Abiyán, 1991), writer, ethnologist and historian, was one of the most relevant figures in African culture of the twentieth century. Defender and disseminator of the history and culture of Africa, his work as a member of the Executive Council of UNESCO allowed him to launch influential campaigns to conserve the immaterial cultural patrimony of West Africa. Hampâté Bâ was one of the first African ethnologists dedicated to the study and dissemination of African culture. His interpretation of the culture as a living entity without the prejudices deriving from colonialism was fundamental to the reconstruction of the African identity. BT - Thélème: Revista complutense de estudios franceses M1 - 2 N2 - Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Bandiagara, 1901 – Abiyán, 1991), writer, ethnologist and historian, was one of the most relevant figures in African culture of the twentieth century. Defender and disseminator of the history and culture of Africa, his work as a member of the Executive Council of UNESCO allowed him to launch influential campaigns to conserve the immaterial cultural patrimony of West Africa. Hampâté Bâ was one of the first African ethnologists dedicated to the study and dissemination of African culture. His interpretation of the culture as a living entity without the prejudices deriving from colonialism was fundamental to the reconstruction of the African identity. PY - 2014 SP - 265 EP - 280 T2 - Thélème: Revista complutense de estudios franceses TI - Amadou Hampâté Bâ y la reconstrucción de la identidad africana a través de la oralidad UR - https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extart?codigo=4942020 VL - 29 SN - 1139-9368 ER -