the main difference is reliability, written history generally is recorded closer to the event
The word for a spoken history in West Africa is "griot." Griots are traditional storytellers and oral historians who preserve and transmit the history, culture, and genealogies of their communities through oral traditions, music, and poetry. They play a crucial role in maintaining the cultural heritage and collective memory of their societies.
Oral history has its roots in ancient cultures worldwide, but it is often considered to have begun with early human societies that used storytelling to pass down knowledge, traditions, and cultural practices. This tradition can be traced back to indigenous cultures in Africa, North America, and Australia, where oral narratives were integral to community identity. Additionally, ancient civilizations like those in Mesopotamia and Greece also employed oral traditions before the advent of written records. Thus, oral history developed independently in various regions, reflecting the diverse ways humans have shared their experiences.
The sourse of history are:- a) drawing b) picture c) events d) oral naration
Their language, culture, traditions and history.
History is the record of happen, events of good things or bad things of natural , political, social affair of human beings. Some History can write and some History can not write or mention as per situation. Unwritten history is not confirmed events. Written History is recorded in wiki.
history is normally written down and oral tradition isn't.
Oral means spoken, so no. But it can be written down later, at which time it is written history, not oral history.
It can be changed as it's told from one person to another. Like the telephone game...it rarely ends the way it started.
Mary M. Flekke has written: 'Oral history' -- subject(s): Bibliography, History, Sources, Oral history
Mark Amodio has written: 'Writing the oral tradition' -- subject(s): English poetry, History, History and criticism, Oral communication, Oral tradition, Oral-formulaic analysis, Written communication
Linda A Barnickel has written: 'Oral history for the family historian' -- subject(s): Genealogy, Local History, Methodology, Oral history
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Shona Kennealy has written: 'Oral histories of Wanneroo Wetlands' -- subject(s): Wetlands, Oral history, History
Manfred J. Waserman has written: 'Bibliography on oral history' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Oral history
Oral tradition is information passed down through generations by word of mouth, while written sources are recorded information in written form. Oral tradition tends to be more fluid and changeable, influenced by the storyteller, while written sources are usually more fixed and can be referenced repeatedly. Written sources allow for greater precision and detail, while oral tradition relies on memory and interpretation.
That is called oral tradition.
Robert Perks has written: 'The oral history reader'