Oral Tradition as History

Jan Vansina

James Currey, 1985 - History - 258 pages

Although written by a leading historian of Africa, Vansina's work on oral traditions ranges far beyond Africa, so has a wider relevance. Vansina explains not only how oral traditions have been used in the past but also how they should be used by historians in their research. North America: University of Wisconsin Press; Kenya: EAEP

Bibliographic information

• Title: Oral Tradition as History
• Author: Jan Vansina
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: James Currey, 1985
• ISBN: 0852550073, 9780852550076
• Length: 258 pages
• Subjects: History / Historiography; Literary Collections / African; Literary Criticism / General