oral tradition
form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another
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Summary
oral tradition is a form of communication[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of form of communication entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,129 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: human communication[3]
- Subclass of: knowledge sharing[4], work[5]
- Part of: traditional culture[6]
- Commons category: Oral tradition[7]
- Opposite of: written tradition[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oral tradition[9]
- Facet of: communicative memory[10], tradition[11], culture[12]
- Has characteristic: orality[13]
- Uses: oral media[14], oral communication[15], speech[16], folklore[17], ballad[18], chant[19], prose[20], poetry[21], memorization[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Oral tradition[23], WikiProject Anthropology[24], WikiProject Folklore[25], WikiProject Religion[26]
- Does not use: writing system[27]
Why It Matters
oral tradition has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]