Oral Tradition as History

by Jan Vansina

Book Overview

Oral traditions are historical sources of a special nature. Their special nature derives from the fact that they are "unwritten" sources couched in a form suitable for oral transmission, and that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299102149
• ISBN13: 9780299102142
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"