UGA SUNDANESE AHMADIYYA: LOCALITY OF MAHDIISM IN WEST JAVA by Jajang A Rohmana

“…This study focuses on the use of local culture in the form of uga in the Sundanese Ahmadiyya tradition. Uga is an oral tradition of ancestor mystical prophecy in Sunda on the coming of an important change in a situation of crisis. …”
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Poète en morceaux, morceaux de poète by Amalia Dragani

“…To explain these differences, the following hypothesis is posited: describing oneself in a state of possession, as does the poet in this oral tradition, has two advantages, that of placing himself in an old tradition and that of staging a familiar state for his listeners, more familiar at least than inspiration.…”
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Intertextuality in Selected Narrative Poems of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí by Arinpe Adejumo, Adefemi Akinseloyin

“…According to Olatunji (1982), “the oral poetic tradition of the Yorùbá constitutes the weft and woof of Fálétí’s poetic genius.” …”
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Genghis Khan in Folklore Legends of the Mongolian Peoples: Mythological Framework of Memory by Aleksand V. Isakov

“…It follows from this that folklore texts about the life and deeds of Genghis Khan are based on certain stable folklore-mythological structures, which in the oral tradition replaced the memory of his real biography. …”
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Towards the design for a new Bible translation in Sesotho by T. J. Makutoane, J. A. Naudé

“…Users still living in an oral culture are excluded. Continuing oral traditions and indigenous forms of cultural expression were and still are beyond the control of literacy. …”
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Tales of Their Times by Rósa Þorsteinsdóttir

“…This is achieved by looking into the tales of a woman storyteller in the nineteenth century when organized collecting began in Iceland, and three storytellers‘ repertoires from the twentieth century, when fairytales still belonged to the living oral tradition were tape-recorded. The survey is concluded by examining three recent plays involving fairytales which the author herself attended.…”
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The Pala’wan Highlanders and the World they live in: “A Weaving of Golden Threads” by Nicole Revel

“…She also published part of their oral Tradition. Focusing on Austronesian languages, she conducted a workshop at CeDRASEMI on Rice in SEA. …”
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Réflexions d’Inuit en contexte post-colonial : des identités culturelles en marche by Natacha Roudeix

“…An identity cultivated through the myriad practices that make up the Inuit oral tradition. I examine the emerging representations of Inuit participants through the way they expressed their experiences in their ancestral culture. …”
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L’ethnopoétique et l’anthropologie structurale à partir d’un récit de Victoria Howard, Chinook Clakamas by Catharine Mason

“…It also points to common objectives of these two approaches, both practical and theoretical, in the study of oral tradition.…”
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The role of folklore in shaping the Leukonese characters: An anthropolinguistic study by Tasnim Lubis, T. Thyrhaya Zein, Amalia Amalia

“…Consequently, language serves as a means to express ideas, thoughts, and experiences, manifested in various oral traditions passed down through generations. …”
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El Códice X o los anales del grupo de la Tira de la Peregrinación. Evolución pictográfica y problemas en su análisis interpretativo by María Castañeda de la Paz

“…Contact with the Spaniards meant the beginning of a process of transformation and change for the Mesoamerican writing tradition. Pictography was pushed to the background and was slowly substituted by alphabetic text, which initially was a mere register of the ancient oral discourse enclosed in the ancient codices. …”
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Representações interculturais de gênero no romance A república dos sonhos, de Nélida Piñon by Lúcia Osana Zolin

“…Brazilian author Nélida Piñon's novel A república dos sonhos (The Republic of Dreams) (1984) engages, on the one hand, gender representations of a medieval- inspired Galicia, with its oral traditions, pilgrimages and emigrants. On the other hand, the gender representations in 20th century Brazil provide a highly interest view of female emancipation brought about by feminist movements. …”
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Les Karaboro et le rônier by Ali Bene, Anne Fournier

“…. & Guinko, among the Karaboro in south-west Burkina Faso. By cross-referencing oral tradition (our ethnological surveys) and the very rare archival data available, it describes what can be reconstructed of the modes of transmission of knowledge about this plant. …”
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Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire by Marie Fleury, Tasikale Alupki, Aimawale Opoya, Waiso Aloïké

“…This article is based on a participatory mapping work conducted with the Wayana between 2012 and 2015 to find and browse the oldest inhabited sites on the upper Litani. It is based on the oral tradition, but also the texts of the explorers and anthropologists who have travelled the area. …”
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The atlas of the Balkan linguistic area program by Adamou Evangelia, Sobolev Andrey N.

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The nature of information, and the effective use of information in rural development by Hester W.J. Meyer

“…</b> We report on the role of information in the development of rural communities where the impact of the oral tradition remains very strong. The nature of the attributes, and the particular type of communication mechanisms to be used, have been proposed as key factors in the use of information in rural communities. …”
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Huuneh : incantation maya (lacandon) contre « la flèche de Kisin » by Didier Boremanse

“…Lacandon oral tradition includes curing incantations which were believed to stop pains of a magical nature. …”
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The Use of Orature in the Depiction of the Conflict Between the Luo and the Lang’o in the Play Lwanda Magere by Okoiti Omtatah. by Tayebwa, Shyness

“…It proved that Omtatah impacts society through orature because the play Lwanda Magere is profound, enriching the narrative with cultural authenticity, mythological depth, moral complexity, and audience engagement. Through the use of oral tradition and storytelling, the play brings to life the legend of Lwanda Magere in a way that resonates with audiences and honors the oral heritage of the Luo people. …”
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Conversations with Miss Jane by Geneviève Fabre

“…Considering the wide range of conversations in the autobiography, this essay will attempt to appraise the importance of these verbal exchanges in relation to the overall narrative structure of the book and to the prevalent oral tradition in Louisiana culture, as both an individual and communal expression. …”
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Digital Storytelling: Resistive Stories and the “Measurement” of Change by Thas Angela M. Kuga

“…As a digital storytelling practitioner, I examine these criticisms and draw attention first to our understanding of storytelling, and second to our understanding of audiences within an ancient oral tradition of humankind. There is no doubt that the digital in digital storytelling allows for a global arena of possibilities. …”
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