Oral tradition as history /

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Author / Creator:	Vansina, Jan, author.
Imprint:	Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subject:	Oral tradition. History -- Methodology. Oral tradition -- Africa. History -- Methodology. Methodology. Oral tradition. Africa -- History -- Methodology. Africa. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11139501

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ISBN:	9780299102135 0299102130 0299102149 9780299102142 0299102106 9780299102104
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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Annotation Jan Vansinas 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 Vansinas success in subjecting oral traditions to intense functional analysis. Now, Vansinawith the benefit of two decades of additional thought and researchhas 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 concerned with the transmission and potential uses of oral material. Those embarking on the challenging adventure of historical fieldwork with an oral community will find the book a valuable companion, filled with good practical advice. Those who already have collected bodies of oral material, or who strive to interpret and analyze that collected by others, will be forced to subject their own methodological approaches to a critical reexamination in the light of Vansinas thoughtful and provocative insights. ... For the second time in a quarter of a century, we are profoundly in the debt of Jan Vansina. Research in African Literatures Oral Traditions as History is an essential addition to the basic literature of African history. American Historical Review
Other form:	Print version: Vansina, Jan. Oral tradition as history. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1985 0299102149
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Summary:	Jan Vansina'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'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 concerned with the transmission and potential uses of oral material. "Those embarking on the challenging adventure of historical fieldwork with an oral community will find the book a valuable companion, filled with good practical advice. Those who already have collected bodies of oral material, or who strive to interpret and analyze that collected by others, will be forced to subject their own methodological approaches to a critical reexamination in the light of Vansina's thoughtful and provocative insights. . . . For the second time in a quarter of a century, we are profoundly in the debt of Jan Vansina."-- Research in African Literatures "Oral Traditions as History is an essential addition to the basic literature of African history."-- American Historical Review
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and index.
ISBN:	9780299102135 0299102130 0299102149 9780299102142 0299102106 9780299102104