Oral traditions · Recorded oral testimony
A Brief Account of Bushman Folklore and Other Texts
Wilhelm H.I. Bleek, 1875
Summary
Bleek's preliminary government report on his project of recording San oral literature and language from /Xam informants. This short work announced the significance of the collection to the scholarly world and outlined Bleek's methods — the prelude to the landmark 1911 Specimens volume.
Topics
San, /Xam, Bushman folklore, Oral tradition, Pre-colonial, Language
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- Wilhelm H.I. Bleek
- Year
- 1875
- Language(s)
- English, /Xam
- Period
- Oral traditions
- Perspective
- Recorded oral testimony
- Access
- Full view