Where there are no written records of a culture's history, such as its beginnings or what wars were won or lost, the oral, hand me down, verbal histories can be a source of its history. An oral tradition may have flaws or have long spans of time that cannot be accounted for. In either case, besides from Archaeology, the oral tradition is all historians have left. If however, nearby societies, have confirming oral histories, the past may be revealed. In some cases the written records of a nearby society may confirm the other's verbal traditions.
Oral means spoken, so no. But it can be written down later, at which time it is written history, not oral history.
oral history = mündliche Geschichte
Oral History Society was created in 1973.
An organization that collects oral history. Oral history makes use of the testimonies of individuals as collected through an interview usually conducted by a reporter or historian and uses the insight from the interview to add perspective to historical research. An example of a oral history organization would be the Center for Oral and Public History at Cal State University Fullerton.
Muslims Were Asked To Do An Oral History Report Due To Their Studies.
The people were doing oral history on World War I and II
Oral history is the set of tales that define a group of people. Our oral history reports a great worldwide flood, and one man who saw it coming and prepared.
Griots are north Africans that tell oral history. oral history is history that is recorded on a book but is told with plays. they act out history and anything else. ~Kaylana~
what are weakness of oral sources
NO
Oral history helped pass down stories and legends
Mary M. Flekke has written: 'Oral history' -- subject(s): Bibliography, History, Sources, Oral history