Line 1: |
Line 1: |
− | [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]] | + | [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]] [[Image:Venus&cupid.jpg|right|frame|<center>"Venus and Cupid"</center>]] |
− | [[Image:Venus&cupid.jpg|right|thumb|"Venus and Cupid"]] | |
| | | |
− | see also: [[Orality]]
| |
| | | |
| '''Oral tradition''' or '''oral culture''' is a way for a society to transmit [[oral history|history]], [[orature|literature]], [[oral law|law]] or other knowledge across generations without a [[writing system]]. An example that combined aspects of [[oral literature]] and [[oral history]], before eventually being set down in writing, is the [[Homer]]ic [[epic poetry]] of the ''[[Iliad]]'' and the ''[[Odyssey]]''. In a general sense, "oral tradition" refers to the transmission of [[culture|cultural]] material through vocal utterance, and was long held to be a key descriptor of [[folklore]] (a criterion no longer rigidly held by all folklorists). As an [[academic discipline]], it refers both to a [[Scientific method|method]] and the objects studied by the method. | | '''Oral tradition''' or '''oral culture''' is a way for a society to transmit [[oral history|history]], [[orature|literature]], [[oral law|law]] or other knowledge across generations without a [[writing system]]. An example that combined aspects of [[oral literature]] and [[oral history]], before eventually being set down in writing, is the [[Homer]]ic [[epic poetry]] of the ''[[Iliad]]'' and the ''[[Odyssey]]''. In a general sense, "oral tradition" refers to the transmission of [[culture|cultural]] material through vocal utterance, and was long held to be a key descriptor of [[folklore]] (a criterion no longer rigidly held by all folklorists). As an [[academic discipline]], it refers both to a [[Scientific method|method]] and the objects studied by the method. |
| | | |
| The study of oral tradition is distinct from the academic discipline of [[oral history]], which is the recording of personal memories and histories of those who experienced historical eras or events. It is also distinct from the study of [[orality]], which can be defined as [[thought]] and its verbal expression in societies where the technologies of [[literacy]] (especially writing and print) are unfamiliar to most of the population. | | The study of oral tradition is distinct from the academic discipline of [[oral history]], which is the recording of personal memories and histories of those who experienced historical eras or events. It is also distinct from the study of [[orality]], which can be defined as [[thought]] and its verbal expression in societies where the technologies of [[literacy]] (especially writing and print) are unfamiliar to most of the population. |
| + | |
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Oral Tradition''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Oral_Tradition '''''this link]'''''.</center> |
| | | |
| ===History of the study of oral tradition=== | | ===History of the study of oral tradition=== |
Line 40: |
Line 40: |
| His massive bibliographical enterprise would establish a clear underlying methodology which accounted for the findings of scholars working in the separate linguistic fields (primarily [[Ancient Greek]], Anglo-Saxon and Serbo-Croatian). Perhaps more importantly, it would stimulate conversation among these specialties, so that a network of independent but allied investigations and investigators could be established. | | His massive bibliographical enterprise would establish a clear underlying methodology which accounted for the findings of scholars working in the separate linguistic fields (primarily [[Ancient Greek]], Anglo-Saxon and Serbo-Croatian). Perhaps more importantly, it would stimulate conversation among these specialties, so that a network of independent but allied investigations and investigators could be established. |
| | | |
− | Foley’s key works include ''The Theory of Oral Composition'' (1988); John Miles Foley. ''The Theory of Oral Composition: History and Methodology''. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1988. ''Immanent Art'' (1991); ''Traditional Oral Epic: The Odyssey, Beowulf and the Serbo-Croatian Return-Song'' (1993); ''The Singer of Tales in Performance'' (1995); ''Teaching Oral Traditions'' (1998); ''How to Read an Oral Poem'' (2002). His [http://www.pathwaysproject.org/pathways/show/HomePage Pathways Project] (2006-) draws parallels between the media dynamics of oral traditions and the internet. | + | Foley’s key works include ''The Theory of Oral Composition'' (1988); John Miles Foley. ''The Theory of Oral Composition: History and Methodology''. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1988. ''Immanent Art'' (1991); ''Traditional Oral Epic: The Odyssey, Beowulf and the Serbo-Croatian Return-Song'' (1993); ''The Singer of Tales in Performance'' (1995); ''Teaching Oral Traditions'' (1998); ''How to Read an Oral Poem'' (2002). His [https://www.pathwaysproject.org/pathways/show/HomePage Pathways Project] (2006-) draws parallels between the media dynamics of oral traditions and the internet. |
| | | |
| ==An Expanding Discipline== | | ==An Expanding Discipline== |
Line 55: |
Line 55: |
| | | |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
− | * [[Folklore]]
| |
− | * [[Intangible culture]]
| |
− | * [[Oral law]]
| |
− | * [[Oral Torah]]
| |
| * [[Orality]] | | * [[Orality]] |
− | * [[Secondary orality]]
| |
− | * [[Traditional knowledge]]
| |
− | * [[Patha]], [[Śrauta]]
| |
− | * [[Oral Tradition Journal]]
| |
− | *''[[Understanding Media]]''
| |
| | | |
| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | * [http://www.interdisciplines.org/defispublicationweb/papers/6 Back to the Oral Tradition] | + | * [https://www.interdisciplines.org/defispublicationweb/papers/6 Back to the Oral Tradition] |
− | * [http://www.oraltradition.org The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition] | + | * [https://www.oraltradition.org The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition] |
− | * [http://www.chs.harvard.edu/mpc/ The Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature Online] | + | * [https://www.chs.harvard.edu/mpc/ The Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature Online] |
− | * [http://journal.oraltradition.org/ Oral Tradition Journal] | + | * [https://journal.oraltradition.org/ Oral Tradition Journal] |
− | * [http://epress.lib.uh.edu/pr/v2/n1/harnad.2n1 Post-Gutenberg Galaxy] | + | * [https://epress.lib.uh.edu/pr/v2/n1/harnad.2n1 Post-Gutenberg Galaxy] |
| | | |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |