Form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another

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The formation of the medieval West : studies in the oral culture of the barbarians / Michael Richter.

Oral literature in the digital age : archiving orality and connecting with communities / edited by Mark Turin, Claire Wheeler and Eleanor Wilkinson.

Creativity and tradition in folklore : new directions / edited by Simon J. Bronner.

Memory in mind and culture / edited by Pascal Boyer, James V. Wertsch.

To windward of the land : the occult world of Alexander Charles / Jane C. Beck.

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The formation of the medieval West : studies in the oral culture of the barbarians / Michael Richter.

Oral literature in the digital age : archiving orality and connecting with communities / edited by Mark Turin, Claire Wheeler and Eleanor Wilkinson.

Creativity and tradition in folklore : new directions / edited by Simon J. Bronner.

Memory in mind and culture / edited by Pascal Boyer, James V. Wertsch.

To windward of the land : the occult world of Alexander Charles / Jane C. Beck.