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Oral Tradition: A Study in Historical Methodology examines how oral sources function as legitimate historical evidence despite their unique nature as unwritten information preserved through human memory across generations. This Routledge publication explores the special characteristics of oral traditions and their critical role in reconstructing the past, particularly in societies without written records. The book addresses fundamental questions about the reliability and validity of oral sources as historical materials, investigating how successive generations transmit cultural knowledge and establishing frameworks for evaluating oral evidence within historical research. Essential for historians, students of historiography, and researchers seeking to understand how oral traditions contribute to our understanding of human history and cultural development.

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Routledge publication focusing on oral traditions as primary historical sources for societies without writing systems.

Explores how oral sources depend on successive generations' memory for preservation and historical accuracy.

Addresses the special characteristics that distinguish unwritten oral traditions from conventional written historical documents.

Provides methodology for historians to evaluate and utilise oral traditions in reconstructing past events and cultures.

Essential resource for historiography students and researchers studying historical methodology and non-written evidence.

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30 November 2017
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