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The Loss of Oral Traditions in the Far East Russia: Future of the Community

Ge-conservación, 2017
This paper investigates the issues threatening the existence of oral traditions and expressions, a strong element of Intangible Cultural Heritage of indigenous nations in Russian Federation and discusses the consequences for the associated communities of
Anastasiia Stepanovna Chuguevskaia
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A “Fishy Tale”? The Fisher Hugheses of Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland: Oral tradition to Documented Genealogy

Genealogy, 2017
The surname HUGHES (several spelling variants) was numerous amongst the fishers recorded in 19th century censuses for Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. A twentieth-century oral tradition in at least one HUGHES branch held that the family fished in Pittenweem ...
Jenny Swanson
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Sabine Dinslage and Sophia Thubauville, eds., Seeking out wise old men: Six decades of Ethiopian Studies at the Frobenius Institute revisited

Aethiopica, 2021
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Alexander Meckelburg
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Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana

Social Sciences, 2020
Discourses govern the phenomenological interpretation of our everyday existence and influence both our way of thinking and our relationship with one another in the world.
Charles Gyan, Eunice Abbey, Michael Baffoe   +2 more
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Recapturing the Oral Tradition of Storytelling in Spiritual Conversations with Older Adults: An Afro-Indigenous Approach

Religions, 2022
The historical value of the oral tradition permeates literature as represented in multiple disciplines, including theology. An aspect of this tradition has proven viable in spiritual conversations with older adults.
Florence Akumu Juma
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Amharic Folkloric Oral Traditions: Collections for Insiders and for Outsiders

Aethiopica, 2023
The two books of Amharic proverbs and the book of Amharic riddles under review document Amharic oral traditions far beyond what others have done previously. They all build on previous scholarship. In addition, each one adds new examples to what has been
Peter Unseth, Bitania
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Local Wisdom Values in the ‘Takneul’ Oral Tradition of the Bunak Tribe of East Nusa Tenggara: A Metaphorical Ecolinguistic Study

Arbitrer, 2023
This study aims to describe the values of local wisdom in the Takneul oral tradition of the Bunak people, East Nusa Tenggara from a metaphorical ecolinguistic perspective.
Fransiskus Yoga Oktavian Bele Bau, R. Kunjana Rahardi   +1 more
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Oral literary traditions in North Sumatra

Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2010
This article deals with traditional literature of the Pakpak-Dairi and Karo peoples in North Sumatra, who are speakers of closely related Batak languages and have many common features in their language and culture.
Clara Brakel Papenhuyzen
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Who Founded Ogbomoso? A Reevaluation of the Founding Origin of a City-State

Yoruba Studies Review
Ogbomoso, a 17th-century Yoruba city-state in Nigeria, holds significant cultural and historical value. This study reevaluates its founding origins, challenging narratives centered on Soun Ogunlola. By integrating oral traditions and scholarly analyses,
David Victor Ogunkan
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Notes from Field Work on the Ijemo in Abeokuta

Yoruba Studies Review, 2022
Until recent times, the vast part of the history and traditions of the Yorùbá people existed in Oral Traditions (OT) and Other Oral Traditions (OOT).
Damilola Osunlakin, Toyin Falola
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