Oral Tradition is an open-access journal devoted to the study of the world’s oral traditions, past and present. Reaching a diverse and global audience, the journal publishes articles that explore the vitality of words spoken, sung, or performed, and the traditions of creative expression in which they thrive. Founded in 1986 at the University of Missouri by John Miles Foley, Oral Tradition now has a new home at Harvard University. e-ISSN 1542-4308
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