Oral Tradition As History

Name: Oral Tradition As History
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ISBN: 9780299102142

ISBN-10: 0299102149

ISBN-13: 9780299102142

Edition: 1985

Authors: Jan M. Vansina

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Jan Vansina#x19;s 1961 book, Oral Tradition, was hailed internationally as a pioneering work in the field of ethno-history. Originally published in French, it was translated into English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and Hungarian. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise of Vansina#x19;s success in subjecting oral traditions to intense functional analysis. Now, Vansina-with the benefit of two decades of additional thought and research-has revised his original work substantially, completely rewriting some sections and adding much new material. The result is an essentially new work, indispensable to all students and scholars of history, anthropology, folklore, and ethno-history who are…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 7/15/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 0.748



Preface


Acknowledgments


Oral Tradition as History



Performance, Tradition, and Text



Getting the Message



the Message is a Social Product



the Message Expresses Culture



Tradition as Information Remembered



Oral Tradition Assessed


Notes: Bibliography Index


Notes


Bibliography


Index