Summary of Oral Tradition Tommy Crisonino Modern African American Literature was formed under a stressful time for Africans‚ slavery. The only way the stories of the indigenous people of Africa were passed down was through oral recollections‚ or stories of the events. In America this was especially difficult for the slaves because of laws preventing them from learning English. By not being allowed to learn English‚ the slaves had to learn English solely on auditory purposes. This essentially
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Oral tradition is non-written history‚ it is spoken word only. In African societies‚ oral tradition is the method in which history‚ stories‚ folktales and religious beliefs are passed on from generation to generation. For the African people‚ oral tradition is linked to their way of life. Most African societies place great worth in oral tradition because it is a primary means of conveying culture. Oral Narratives link the past and the present‚ construct collective worldviews and identity‚ educate
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collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends‚ Myths‚ and Fairy Tales. Legends are a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated. Myths are a traditional story‚ especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon‚ and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Fairy Tales are a children’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands. “What culture and beliefs that
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CHALLENGES OF PRESERVING ORAL TRADITIONS AMONG BASARWA TRIBE MODISE JUDGE 201201027 THATO KGAKGE 201203471 DOREEN PHALE 201204113 ABSTRACT Basarwa are faced with huge responsibilities of preserving their Oral Traditions. This project has been written to address issues that Basarwa are facing. All the importance and challenges of Oral Traditions among Basarwa are covered in this project‚ making it a basic text for Basarwa tribe whom would want to preserve their Oral Traditions and overcome all challenges
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1128 Smoke Signals and the Oral Tradition While watching the movie Smoke Signals‚ it can be readily observed that the story is driven not only through the adventures of the two main protagonists; Thomas Builds-the-Fire and Victor Joseph‚ but also through the words and histories spoken by Thomas‚ who is a practicer of the spoken word‚ or oral traditions of Native Americans. The oral tradition was used by Native Americans to pass down history‚ culture‚ traditions‚ and their beliefs. The use
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Tradition & Scripture Theology Essay Ebonee Hutchinson Brown 20102509 Tradition We all have family stories that we tell and retell at family gatherings. Families have customs and ways of doing things that are particular to them. We strengthen our family bonds by keeping these memories alive and withholding traditions‚ Ian Knox‚ Theology for Teachers‚ (Third Edition Toronto: Novalis 1999) 76. A tradition is a belief or behavior passed down‚ from generation to generation. It has a symbolic
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Indigenous tradition In the past people have mistaken about their tradition Indigenous originality or occurring naturally (country‚ region etc) To be indigenous kinship (relation to one another) and location(connection of particular place) Indigenous religion beliefs‚ experience and practices concerning non-falsifiable realities of people who have kinship and location Syncretism: Syncretism merging of elements from different religions. Eg : north American tradition have been
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ORAL TRADITION OR SPOKEN WORD The oral tradition constitutes the main element of transmission and coverage of the oral literature and history‚ music and dancing. This tradition begins with the internal context of the group and the communication through interaction which brings fourth a folkloric process. The Afro-Caribbean folklore of the Archipelago is a mixture of the African‚ the British‚ and the Creole aspects distributed through a cultural continuum of variations. The members of the elite develop
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Oral commenation Oral communication implies communication through mouth. It includes individuals conversing with each other‚ be it direct conversation or telephonic conversation. Speeches‚ presentations‚ discussions are all forms of oral communication (meetings‚ lectures‚ conferences‚ interviews‚ etc.). Advantages of Oral Communication • There is high level of understanding and transparency in oral communication . • There is flexibility for allowing changes in the decisions previously taken
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The legend of La Llorona Lechner‚ J. V. (2004). Allyn & Bacon anthology of traditional literature. Boston: Pearson A and B. Lyons‚ G. (1972). Tales the people tell in Mexico. New York: J. Messner. The legend of La Llorona (The weeping woman) is a well known Hispanic tale in the Southwestern part of the United States‚ Mexico‚ Central and South America and also Puerto Rico. Many versions of the story exist allowing them to fit the community where the story is being told. The story is about
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