01082nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001300043245009700056856006200153300001200215490000700227520068800234022001400922       2014                            d1 aTeresa y00aAmadou Hampâté Bâ y la reconstrucción  de la identidad africana a través de la oralidad  uhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extart?codigo=4942020  a265-2800 v293 aAmadou 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.  a1139-9368