Segu

In the novel Segu, By Maryse Conde, the Islamic religion and culture is very heavily infused within the existing animistic culture of the Bambaras in Segu. The characters are vastly changed because of this infusion, which leads to the development of a whole new culture. The author depicts this new culture because of her personal feelings on the existence of "Africans" in areas around the world. Her position on the blending of numerous cultural identities …showed first 75 words of 992 total…

…showed last 75 words of 992 total…said, “we do believe in the West Indies that we have a culture that Blacks, Mulattoes, and Indians share. That we are all of us, producers and keepers of that culture.” This same belief is reflected in Segu in her depiction of Tiekoro, a prime example of the blending of two cultures. Conde feels that the same idea that she has on her heritage is the same philosophy that the Bambara should take in Segu.