Oral Tradition: A Study in Historical Methodology

A. R. Radcliffe-Brown aetiological myths Africa anthropology archaeology belong Burundi Bushongo chain of transmission commentary comparative method concerning contain cultural values Cunnison diffusion distortions dynastic E. E. Evans-Pritchard episode example exist fact factors failure of memory falsification fieldworker fixed texts free texts function genealogies give happens historian historical source important influence initial informant instance interest Jan Vansina Kagame kind king king of Burundi king of Rwanda Kuba lambil language large number linguistic literary categories Luapula means Meyerowitz mnemonic names Ndoong Ntare occur official traditions oral traditions particular past person poems poetry political possible preserved proverb purpose question recited recording reference regarded reliability royal Ruganguuza Ruhinda Rundi Rwanda social society songs specialists statements stereotype structure Takyiman tale testi tion transmitted tribal tribes Trobriand Islanders Tutsi type of tradition usually Vansina variant versions various whole words writing