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Oral traditions: an appraisal of their value in historical research in Tonga
Journal of Pacific history • 3 • Published In 1968 • Pages: 135-143
By: Lātūkefu, Sione.
Abstract
This source concerns the usefulness of Tongan oral traditions for historical research. The author, a Tongan historian, outlines the methods he used to elicit oral traditions and the ways he went about cross-checking and analyzing the traditional materials. The article includes a few brief examples of historical traditions to illustrate the author's methodology.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Historian
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
- Field Date
- 1964-1965
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Tonga
- Notes
- Sione Latukefu
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 73200598
- LCSH
- Tongans