A Multidimensional Approach to Oral Literature

Bibliographic Data

ID2188359
AuthorsHeda Jason (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume10
Issue4, Part 2
Pages413-426
Publication date1969-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-3204 • E-ISSN: 1537-5382
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/201037
OpenAlexW2092290663
LanguageEN
Citations received14

Oral literature is considered by historical-philogical folklorists as a cultural artifact wich is of the nature of a survival, and by anthropological folklorists as a contemporary reflection of the culture of its bearers, i.e., it is considered as a means to investigue this society. The present paper takes an eclectic standpoint, claiming for oral literature the status of an artistic product in its literary form and in its function in society, and proposing a synchronic approach on the basis of already-existing research

Aesthetics · Art · Artifact (error · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Form and function · Function (biology · Literature · Oral literature · Product (mathematics · Reflection (computer programming · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology